tease

verb

1. 取笑；戏弄；揶揄；寻开心
   to laugh at sb and make jokes about them, either in a friendly way or in order to annoy or embarrass them
   1. Don't get upset─I was only teasing.
      别不高兴，我只是在逗你玩。
   2. I used to get teased about my name.
      过去别人总拿我的名字开玩笑。
2. 招惹，逗弄（动物）
   to annoy an animal, especially by touching it, pulling its tail, etc.
3. 挑逗，撩拨（异性）
   to make sb sexually excited, especially when you do not intend to have sex with them
4. 梳理
   to pull sth gently apart into separate pieces
5. 梳理
   to pull sth gently apart into separate pieces

noun

1. 爱戏弄人的人；逗弄者；取笑者
   a person who likes to play tricks and jokes on other people, especially by telling them sth that is not true or by not telling them sth that they want to know
2. 戏弄；捉弄；取笑
   an act that is intended as a trick or joke
3. 卖弄风骚的人；勾引人者
   a person who pretends to be attracted to sb, makes them sexually excited and then refuses to have sex with them

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.
   1. He told her how the boys in East Poldown had set on him, teasing him...
      他告诉她东波尔顿的男孩们是如何攻击他、嘲笑他的。
   2. He teased me mercilessly about going Hollywood...
      他毫不留情地嘲笑我想去好莱坞。
   3. 'You must be expecting a young man,' she teased.
      “你一定是在等哪位小伙子吧，”她揶揄道。
   4. Tease is also a noun.
      
   5. Calling her by her real name had always been one of his teases.
      他一直把称呼她的真名当作一种取乐。
2. N-COUNT 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.
   1. My brother's such a tease...
      我弟弟太喜欢戏弄人了。
   2. The best way to deal with a tease is to ignore him.
      对付爱捉弄人的人的最佳方法就是不搭理他。
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.
   1. I thought she was teasing, playing the innocent, but looking back, I'm not so sure...
      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。
   2. When did you last flirt with him or tease him?
      你上次和他调情或挑逗他是什么时候？
4. N-COUNT (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.
   1. Later she heard he had told one of her friends she was a tease.
      后来，她听说他告诉她的一个朋友，说她是狐狸精。
5. See also: teasing striptease

1. The boys would tease you to death if they didn't fancy you
   如果男孩们不喜欢你的话，他们就会狠狠地捉弄你。
2. He told her how the boys in East Poldown had set on him, teasing him
   他告诉她东波尔顿的男孩们是如何攻击他、嘲笑他的。
3. He teased me mercilessly about going Hollywood
   他毫不留情地嘲笑我想去好莱坞。
4. 'You must be expecting a young man,' she teased.
   “你一定是在等哪位小伙子吧，”她揶揄道。
5. My brother's such a tease
   我弟弟太喜欢戏弄人了。
6. The best way to deal with a tease is to ignore him.
   对付爱捉弄人的人的最佳方法就是不搭理他。
7. I thought she was teasing, playing the innocent, but looking back, I'm not so sure
   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。
8. When did you last flirt with him or tease him?
   你上次和他调情或挑逗他是什么时候？
9. Later she heard he had told one of her friends she was a tease.
   后来，她听说他告诉她的一个朋友，说她是狐狸精。
10. They try to tease out the answers without appearing to ask
    他们试图不动声色地套出答案。
11. There had to be an answer — he was sure he could tease it out if only he had time.
    一定会有答案——他肯定，只要他有时间就一定能弄个清楚。
12. Uncle Sebastian used to tease Mother and Daddy unmercifully that all they could produce was girls.
    塞巴斯蒂安叔叔过去常无情地嘲讽爸爸和妈妈，说他们只会生女儿。
13. Don't tease my child.
    别逗弄我的孩子！
14. Don't tease others.
    不要逗引别人。
15. He's a crybaby so don't tease him.
    这孩子爱哭，别招他。
16. He seems very moody. don't tease him.
    他好像心情不好，别去撩逗他。
17. And I love it when you tease and torment me;
    并爱你也同样戏弄和折磨我；
18. Do you tease me on purpose?
    你故意捉弄我吗？
19. When I was young, my brothers used to tease me all the time.
    当我小的时候，我的兄弟常常会取笑我。
20. As we grew old together, I would tease you that you had not changed since we first met.
    当我们一起变老的时候，我取笑你说自从我们第一次相见后你都没有什么变化。
21. And what about strip tease?
    脱衣舞怎么了？
22. When one can be unlucky in me, can help me by me, tease my joyful person.
    一个能在我失意的时候，能在我身边帮助我，逗我开心的人。
23. Remember when we were teenagers and I used to tease you about your boyfriend?
    还记得我们十几岁时，我曾戏弄你和你男朋友的事吗？
24. He snatched this and he was running away to tease me.
    他抢了信到处跑，来戏弄我。
25. Don't tease him about his weight, you're being cruel.
    以别取笑他的体重，你对他太残酷了。
26. Just don't have to try and just tease me.
    不要白费力气了，尽管嘲笑我吧！
27. She envied Dick and began to tease and beat him again.
    她很嫉妒迪克，于是便又开始嘲弄和打他。
28. What kinds of teasing do you think you would miss most if everyone decided to never tease you again?
    如果每个人都决定以后再也不嘲弄你了，你认为你会对哪种受过的嘲弄回味无穷呢？
29. You must not tease your little sister.
    你不应该取笑你的小妹妹。
30. Could you take me to a strip tease show?
    你可以带我去看脱衣舞表演吗？

  joke banter kid tease【导航词义：开玩笑】

  joke v. 开玩笑，说笑话

〔辨析〕指为逗乐而开玩笑。

  banter v. 逗乐，开玩笑

〔辨析〕指友善地打趣说笑。

  kid v. 〈非正式〉戏弄，开玩笑

〔辨析〕指通过告诉某人非真实的情况来戏弄他，通常用进行时。

  tease v. 取笑，戏弄

〔辨析〕指揶揄某人，或是善意的，或是为了让其生气或难堪。

tease sth↔out

1. 梳理，梳通（毛发等）
   to remove knots from hair, wool, etc. by gently pulling or brushing it
   1. Don't get upset─I was only teasing.
      别不高兴，我只是在逗你玩。
   2. I used to get teased about my name.
      过去别人总拿我的名字开玩笑。
2. 探讨；深入研究；梳理清楚
   to spend time trying to find out information or the meaning of sth, especially when this is complicated or difficult

noun

1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule)
   1. he ignored their teases
   2. his ribbing was gentle but persistent

   Synonym:    teasingribbingtantalization

2. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

   Synonym:    coquetteflirtvampvamperminxprickteaser

3. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

   Synonym:    teaserannoyervexer

verb

1. ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

   Synonym:    fluff

2. harass with persistent criticism or carping
   1. The children teased the new teacher
   2. Don't ride me so hard over my failure
   3. His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie

   Synonym:    razzragcodtantalizetantalisebaittaunttwitrallyride

3. mock or make fun of playfully
   1. the flirting man teased the young woman

4. separate the fibers of
   1. tease wool

   Synonym:    card

5. disentangle and raise the fibers of
   1. tease wool

   Synonym:    tease apartloosen

6. raise the nap of (fabrics)

7. tear into pieces
   1. tease tissue for microscopic examinations

8. annoy persistently
   1. The children teased the boy because of his stammer

   Synonym:    badgerpesterbugbeleaguer

9. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
   1. The advertisement is intended to tease the customers
   2. She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior