1 VERB 嘲笑;取笑;嘲弄 To tease someone means to laugh at them or make jokes about them in order to embarrass, annoy, or upset them. 嘲笑;取笑;嘲弄
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He told her how the boys in East Poldown had set on him, teasing him. [VERB noun]
他告诉她东波尔顿的男孩们是如何攻击他、嘲笑他的。
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He teased me mercilessly about going Hollywood. [VERB noun + about]
他毫不留情地嘲笑我想去好莱坞。
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'You must be expecting a young man,' she teased. [VERB with quote]
“你一定是在等哪位小伙子吧，”她揶揄道。
SYN mock, bait, wind up [British , slang] , worry
2 N-COUNT [usually singular] 爱开玩笑的人;爱戏弄别人的人 If you refer to someone as a tease, you mean that they like laughing at people or making jokes about them. 爱开玩笑的人;爱戏弄别人的人
3 VERB (尤指性方面)逗弄，戏弄，挑逗 If you say that someone is teasing, you mean that they are pretending to offer you something that you want, especially sex, but then not giving it to you. (尤指性方面)逗弄，戏弄，挑逗
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I thought she was teasing, playing the innocent, but looking back, I'm not so sure. [VERB]
我当时以为她是在勾引我，装纯情，不过现在回想起来，我又说不准了。
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When did you last flirt with him or tease him? [VERB noun]
你上次和他调情或挑逗他是什么时候？
SYN tantalize, lead on, flirt with, titillate
4 N-COUNT [usually singular] (尤指性方面)戏弄别人的人，挑逗别人的人，卖弄风情的人 If you refer to someone as a tease, you mean that they pretend to offer someone what they want, especially sex, but then do not give it to them. (尤指性方面)戏弄别人的人，挑逗别人的人，卖弄风情的人 [disapproval]
5 See also: teasing striptease
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| VERB. | aggravate, bother, provoke 1 |
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