| 释义 |
tease /tiːz/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 戏弄，逗弄；取笑；惹
The boy is teasing the cat. 男孩在逗弄猫儿。
He teased her mad. 他惹得她火了。
She doesn't like to be teased about her pigtail by her playmates. 她不喜欢游戏玩伴取笑她的辫子。
2. 挑逗，撩拨
She likes to tease men with her charms. 她喜欢卖弄风骚去挑逗男人。
Sunshine teases violets into flowering. 阳光照得紫罗兰花儿怒放。
3. 哄；强求，缠扰
She has been teasing her mother all day for some money. 她一整天缠着母亲要钱。
4. 梳理(毛、麻等)
5. 〈主美〉回梳，逆梳(以使头发蓬松隆起)
6. 切取(组织等)供显微镜检用
7. 【纺】给(织物)起绒，给(织物)拉毛
❷ vi.
戏弄，逗弄；取笑
Take no notice of them — they're only teasing. 别理他们——他们只是打趣而已。
II n.
1. 戏弄，逗弄；取笑
2. 〈口〉(爱)戏弄他人者；缠扰者(尤指小孩)
Don't be a tease. 别缠人!
3. 〈口〉(挑逗他人又不给予性满足的)惹火女郎
4. 〈俚〉钱
5. 激起好奇心的广告
[<OE tǣsan; 与OHG zeisan to pick 有关] phr. tease out 1. 梳理 (羊毛等) 2. 哄取 try to tease out some family problems into the open from the child 设法从孩子嘴里哄出一些家庭隐私让大家知道 3. 拣选出 (重要信息等) tease up 给…稍微修改一下 tease up a picture 润饰一幅画 |