tease/tiːz/

vt

1. 戏弄；取笑

• She was teasing the dog. 她正在逗小狗。

• The other boys used to tease him because of his accent. 别的男孩过去常拿他的口音取笑他。

2. 挑逗

• The woman likes to tease men with her charm. 那女人喜欢卖弄风骚挑逗男人。

3. 美 回梳；逆梳(以使头发篷松)

4. 缠扰

• tease sb. for sth. 缠着某人要某物

vi

1. 取笑，戏弄

• I mean no harm. I am only teasing. 我没有恶意，只是开玩笑。

2. 梳头；梳理(羊毛等)

词组tease out

1. 梳理

2. 哄骗

• He tried to tease out some secrets from the child. 他试图从孩子口中哄出一些秘密。

tease up 对…稍加修改

• tease up an article 润色一篇文章