tease
verb[IorT]
uk/tiːz/us/tiːz/teaseverb[I or T](MAKE FUN OF)
B2
tolaughat someone or sayunkindthings about them, either because you arejokingor because youwanttoupsetthatperson:
戏弄，逗弄；取笑，招惹I used tohatebeing teasedaboutmyredhairwhen I was atschool.我上学期间一直讨厌别人取笑我的红头发。
I was just teasing, I didn'tmeantoupsetyou.我只是在开玩笑，不是有意要惹你难过的。
to tease someone
- teaseThe boys teased her mercilessly on the playground.
- jokeI've lost your passport. Only joking!
- kidI'm sorry, I forgot to get you a birthday present. Just kidding!
- pull someone's legIs that really your car or are you pulling my leg?
- ribHis brothers were ribbing him about his new girlfriend.
- make fun ofThe other children made fun of him because he wore glasses.
- Don't tease him about hisweight- it'scruel.
- He said he was going toleaveus there, but Ithinkhe was only teasing.
- They teased himmercilesslyabout hisaccent.
Teasing
- joke
- josh
- kid
- leg
- only joking!idiom
- pullsomeone'slegidiom
- rag
- rag onsomeone
- raillery
- rib
- ribbing
- roast
- spoof
- standing joke
- teaser
- wind
- windsomethingup
teaseverb[I or T](HAIR)
US(UKbackcomb)
toholdyourhairaway fromyourheadandbrushit towardsyourheadwith acomb, inorderto make itlookthicker
反梳（头发）使之蓬起Hairstyles
- Afro
- Afro puff
- bandeau
- Bantu knots
- barnet
- blow-dry
- bowl cut
- chignon
- dreadlocks
- fade
- hair extension
- hairdo
- pudding basin
- relaxed
- shake out
- shoulder-length
- sidelock
- skinhead
- spiked
- undercut
Phrasal verb
teasesomethingout
tease
noun[C]
uk/tiːz/us/tiːz/someone who is always teasingpeople:
爱戏弄他人者Johnny, don't be such a tease -leaveyoursisteralone!约翰尼，别这样戏弄人——不要惹你妹妹！
slangdisapproving
someone whoenjoyscausingsexualexcitementandinterestinpeopleshe or he does notintendto havesexwith
卖弄风骚的人Teasing
- joke
- josh
- kid
- leg
- only joking!idiom
- pullsomeone'slegidiom
- rag
- rag onsomeone
- raillery
- rib
- ribbing
- roast
- spoof
- standing joke
- teaser
- wind
- windsomethingup