tease
🇺🇸
/tiːz/
🇬🇧
/tiːz/
verb
R
To make fun of someone in a playful or annoying way.
My friends often tease me about my silly laugh.
私の友達はよく私のバカ笑いをからかいます。
R
To bother an animal by touching or pulling it.
Don't tease the cat by pulling its tail.
猫のしっぽを引っ張っていじめないでください。
R
To make someone feel excited without following through.
She liked to tease her boyfriend with flirty messages.
彼女はイチャイチャメッセージで彼氏をからかうのが好きでした。
R
To show a little of something to make someone want more.
The warm weather teased us with a taste of summer.
暖かい天気が夏の味をほんの少し見せてくれました。
R
To pull something apart gently into pieces.
You need to tease the wool into thin strands.
羊毛を細い糸状にほぐす必要があります。
R
To comb hair against its growth to make it look fuller.
She would tease her hair to add volume before going out.
外出前に髪を逆立ててボリュームを出していました。
noun
R
A person who likes to joke or trick others.
My brother is such a tease; he always plays tricks on me.
私の弟は本当にからかい好きで、いつも私にいたずらをします。
R
A playful trick or joke.
His story was just a tease to make us laugh.
彼の話は私たちを笑わせるためのただの冗談でした。
R
A person who leads someone on without meaning to follow through.
She was known as a tease because she flirted but never dated anyone.
彼女はイチャつくけど誰とも付き合わないので、からかい屋として知られていました。
translation
からかう, 誘惑する, 期待させる, ほぐす, 逆立てる
からかう人, 冗談, いちゃつく人
語形変化
3rd Present
teases
Progressive
teasing
Past
teased
Perfect
teased
Plural
teases