tease

🇺🇸 /tiːz/ 🇬🇧 /tiːz/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP10000CEFR-B2
verb
R

To make fun of someone in a playful or annoying way.

My friends often tease me about my silly laugh.

我的朋友們經常拿我傻笑的樣子開玩笑。

R

To bother an animal by touching or pulling it.

Don't tease the cat by pulling its tail.

不要拉貓的尾巴來戲弄牠。

R

To make someone feel excited without following through.

She liked to tease her boyfriend with flirty messages.

她喜歡用調情的訊息來挑逗她的男朋友。

R

To show a little of something to make someone want more.

The warm weather teased us with a taste of summer.

溫暖的天氣讓我們嚐到了夏天的滋味。

R

To pull something apart gently into pieces.

You need to tease the wool into thin strands.

你需要把羊毛撕成細絲。

R

To comb hair against its growth to make it look fuller.

She would tease her hair to add volume before going out.

出門前她會把頭髮倒梳來增加蓬鬆感。

noun
R

A person who likes to joke or trick others.

My brother is such a tease; he always plays tricks on me.

我弟弟真是個愛開玩笑的人;他總是捉弄我。

R

A playful trick or joke.

His story was just a tease to make us laugh.

他的故事只是個逗我們笑的玩笑。

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.

她因為調情但從不和任何人約會而被稱為挑逗者。

translation

v. 取笑, 逗弄, 吊胃口, 預告, 撕開, 逆梳
n. 愛開玩笑的人, 玩笑, 吊人胃口的人

詞形變化

3rd Present teases
Progressive teasing
Past teased
Perfect teased
Plural teases