释义 |
tease/ti:z/ v. & n.●v. tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) 1a make fun of (a person or animal) playfully or unkindly or annoyingly 戏弄,逗弄;取笑;惹恼(人或动物) b tempt or allure, esp. sexually, while refusing to satisfy the desire aroused 挑逗,撩拨(尤指在性方面使人激起欲望而又不予满足) 2 pick (wool, hair, etc.) into separate fibres 梳理(毛、发等) 3 dress (cloth) esp. with teasels 使(布)起绒,拉毛 ●n. 1 colloq. a person fond of teasing [口]爱戏弄他人者;缠扰者 2 an instance of teasing 戏弄,逗弄;取笑 it was only a tease 那只是逗乐的 □ tease out separate by disentangling 梳理,理出 □ teasingly adv.[Old English tœˉsan, from West Germanic] |