| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/to-tease-someone |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:to tease someoneto tease someoneThese words refer to saying unkind or untrue things to someone in order to laugh at them. One common word for this istease.Teaseis used when you say unkind things about a person or you make jokes about them in order to upset them. The boys teased her mercilessly on the playground. Stop teasing your sister about her cast! If someone is teasing a person as a joke by telling that person something that is not true, you could use the verbsjokeor, in informal contexts,kid. I've lost your passport. Only joking! I'm sorry, I forgot to get you a birthday present. Just kidding! You can also use the informal phrasepull someone's legif you are trying to convince them that something is true as a joke. Is that really your car or are you pulling my leg? If someone is teasing a person in a friendly way, you can use the verbrib. His brothers were ribbing him about his new girlfriend. If someone is teasing a person in order to upset them, the phrasemake fun ofis often used. The other children made fun of him because he wore glasses. If someone is teasing a person in order to upset them, you could in more formal situations usemockorridicule. It was not unusual for our greatest inventors to be mocked and thought crazy. She didn't say what she thought for fear of being ridiculed. |
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