词汇 | tease |
释义 | tease (noun) tease 2 ENTRIES FOUND: tease (verb) tease (noun) 1 tease /ˈtiːz/ verb teases; teased; teasing 1 tease /ˈtiːz/ verb teases; teased; teasing Learner's definition of TEASE 1 : to laugh at and criticize (someone) in a way that is either friendly and playful or cruel and unkind嘲弄;取笑;揶揄 [+ object] He and his wife enjoy teasing each other about their different tastes in music.他和太太喜欢彼此取笑各自不同的音乐品位。 The other children teased her because she was wearing braces.其他孩子因为她戴牙箍而取笑她。 He was always teased by his brother about being short.他因为个子矮老是被哥哥嘲笑。 [no object] Oh, don't get so angry. I was just/only teasing!噢,别发火。我只是在逗你玩儿! Stop your teasing!你别逗了! 2 [+ object] : to annoy or bother (an animal)招惹,逗弄(动物) The boy's mother told him to stop teasing the dog.男孩的妈妈叫他别去招惹那条狗。 3 [+ object] US : to make (hair) look fuller or bigger by combing it in a special way反梳,逆梳(以使头发显得浓密或蓬松) She teases [=(chiefly Brit) backcombs] her hair.她反梳头发。 4 : to make (someone) feel excitement or interest about something you might do or say without actually doing it or saying it哄;逗 [+ object] Stop teasing us and tell us who your surprise guest is.别逗了,告诉我们你的神秘嘉宾是谁。 [no object] She likes to tease.她喜欢逗乐子。 5 [+ object] : to remove or separate (thin pieces of something) slowly and carefully挑;拨;分离 The twisted strands of the rope were gently teased apart.缠在一起的绳索被轻轻地挑开了。 — often + out They described the techniques used to tease out [=extract] genetic material from DNA.他们描述了用于从DNA中提取遗传物质的技术。 She carefully teased the roots of the young plant out of the soil.她小心地把幼苗的根从土壤里拨出来。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 Reporters are still trying to tease out [=find out] the details of the accident.记者们还在努力挖掘事故的细节。 It won't be easy to tease out the meaning of these statistics.要搞清这些统计数字的含义可不容易。 — teasing adjective a teasing tone of voice挑逗的声调 — teasing noun [noncount] There was some affectionate teasing about the way he was dressed.他的穿着招来了一些善意的调侃。 — teasingly /ˈtiːzɪŋli/ adverb They teasingly remarked about the way he was dressed.他们调侃他的衣着风格。 2 tease /ˈtiːz/ noun plural teases 2 tease /ˈtiːz/ noun plural teases Learner's definition of TEASE [count] 1 : a person who teases other people逗弄者;撩拨者;取笑者 — usually singular通常用单数 He's just a tease.他就是个爱戏弄人的人。 especially : a person who seems to be sexually interested in someone but who is not serious about having a sexual relationship(尤指)卖俏的人,卖弄风骚的人 a pretty girl who has the reputation of being a bit of a tease有点卖弄风骚的漂亮女孩 2 : a joking remark that criticizes someone in a friendly way : a teasing remark取笑;逗乐 — usually singular通常用单数 Don't take what he said seriously. It was just a tease.别拿他的话当真,他也就是逗逗乐子。 3 US : teaser 2 The lower rate is just a tease to attract new customers.低利率仅仅是吸引新客户的一个前期噱头。 |
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