tease
英 [ti?z]
美[tiz]
- vt. 取笑;戲弄;梳理;欺負(fù);強(qiáng)求;使起毛
- n. 戲弄;愛糾纏的小孩;挑逗者;賣弄風(fēng)騷的女孩
- vi. 取笑
英英釋意
- 1. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- 2. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- 3. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances;
- "he ignored their teases"
- "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"