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teased

UK //tiːzd//US //tiːzd//

词源

源自古英语 'tǣsan',意为“撕扯”或“梳理”,后来引申为“戏弄”或“取笑”。

verb

❶ 开玩笑地取笑或戏弄某人,通常是为了逗乐或引起轻微的不适。这种玩笑通常是友好的,但有时也可能带有轻微的恶意。

“The kids teased the new student about his accent.”

(孩子们取笑新来的学生,说他口音奇怪。)

“She teased her brother for being afraid of spiders.”

(她嘲笑弟弟害怕蜘蛛。)

❶ 轻轻地梳理或拨弄头发、纤维等,使其蓬松或分开。通常用于美发或纺织品的处理。

“She teased her hair to make it look fuller.”

(她把头发梳蓬松,让它看起来更丰盈。)

“The stylist teased the roots for extra volume.”

(发型师把发根梳松,让头发更蓬松。)

同义词:mocked, taunted, joked, combed, fluffed

常见短语

tease out — 通过耐心或细致的努力,从复杂的情况中找出或理清某些信息或细节。

“It took hours to tease out the meaning of the ancient text.”

(花了好几个小时才从古文中理出它的含义。)