tease
verb
noun
tiːz
verb
1
LAUGH
笑
to
laugh
at
someone
and
make
jokes
in
order
to
have
fun
by
embarrassing
them,
either
in
a
friendly
way
or
in
an
unkind
way
戏弄,逗弄; 拿…取笑 (开玩笑)
I,T
Don’t
get
upset.
I
was
only
teasing
.
别生气,我只是在逗你玩。
He
used
to
tease
her
mercilessly
.
他过去总是无情地取笑她。
tease
sb
about
sth
She
used
to
tease
me
about
my
hair.
她过去总是取笑我的头发。
2
ANNOY AN ANIMAL
激怒动物
to
deliberately
annoy
an
animal
〔故意地〕逗弄,招惹〔动物〕
T
Stop
teasing
the
cat!
别再招惹那只猫了!
3
SEX
性
to
deliberately
make
someone
sexually
excited
without
intending
to
have
sex
with
them,
in
a
way
that
seems
unkind
挑逗,撩拨〔使某人性兴奋〕
I,T
4
HAIR
头发
to
comb
your
hair
in
the
opposite
direction
to
which
it
grows,
so
that
it
looks
thicker
[美] 回梳,逆梳〔以使头发显得浓密〕;
T | AmE BrE
5
to
succeed
in
learning
information
that
is
hidden,
or
that
someone
does
not
want
to
tell
you
哄骗〔某人〕说出〔某事〕
[+
of
]
I
finally
managed
to
tease
the
truth
out
of
her.
我终于哄她说出了真相。
6
to
gently
move
hairs
or
threads
that
are
stuck
together
so
that
they
become
loose
or
straight
again
把〔头发或线绳〕理顺
She
combed
her
hair,
gently
teasing
out
the
knots.
她梳理着头发,轻轻地把结梳开。
noun
7
someone
who
enjoys
making
jokes
at
people,
and
embarrassing
them,
especially
in
a
friendly
way
爱开玩笑的人,爱戏弄别人的人〔尤指无恶意的〕
Don’t
take
any
notice
of
Joe
–
he’s
a
big
tease.
不要搭理乔 — 他特别爱戏弄人。
8
something
that
you
say
or
do
as
a
joke,
to
tease
someone
戏弄,捉弄,取笑,玩笑
I’m
sorry,
it
was
only
a
tease.
对不起,只是开个玩笑。
9
someone
who
deliberately
makes
you
sexually
excited,
but
has
no
intention
of
having
sex
with
you
性挑逗者