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单词 banter
释义
banterban‧ter /ˈbæntə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • lighthearted and amusing banter
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At first the other orderlies had merely seized upon it as an excuse for extra banter.
  • But his banter was a way of distracting attention from the issue at hand.
  • Closetting their hurt in quiet worship, salty banter.
  • Employees stayed late every night to drink from the open bar and banter about advertising concepts with their mentor.
  • He usually leaves most of his talking for the court, where he likes to hound opponents with defiant banter.
  • I was impressed with this ribald inter-office banter.
  • The good-natured banter between them excluded Marie.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
noun [countable, uncountable] an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts: · I was having a conversation with a friend the other day.· Conversation wasn’t easy because of all the noise.· He overheard our conversation about the children.
noun [countable, uncountable] a conversation about something important: · There was a lot of discussion about where the money was going to come from.· The two companies have been having discussions about a possible takeover.
noun [countable] a long conversation, especially about a problem or about what you plan to do: · We had a long talk about our relationship.
noun [countable] especially British English an informal friendly conversation: · I’ve just had a chat with Vinnie.
noun [singular] British English informal a conversation with a friend about unimportant things: · Mary and Jean were having a cup of tea and a natter.
noun [singular, uncountable] conversations in which people talk about things they have heard, especially about other people’s private lives, which may well not be true: · She always enjoyed going to friends’ houses and having a gossip.· It’s all just gossip.
noun [uncountable] polite friendly conversation about unimportant subjects, especially when you do not know someone very well and feel a little nervous: · We stood around making small talk about the weather.
noun [uncountable] friendly conversation in which people joke with each other and gently make fun of each other: · She enjoyed the friendly banter with her colleagues at the office.
friendly conversation in which people make a lot of jokes with, and amusing remarks about, each otherfriendly/good-natured/light-hearted banterbanter with/between easy banter between her cousinsbanter verb [intransitive]:  I watched the guys as they bantered with the waitresses.bantering adjective
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