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tease

释义

tease

noun countable

UK /tiːz/

Word Forms

singular	tease
plural	teases

1
someone who says something to you in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying you slightly in either a friendly or an unkind way
He’s just a tease. Ignore him.
Synonyms and related words
People who are cruel and unkind
monster
savage
ogre
1. 1a
  something that someone says or does when they are teasing you
  Synonyms and related words
  Mocking and mockery
  burlesque
  chirp
  chirp
2
someone who makes you think that they are willing to have sex with you when they are not
Synonyms and related words
Flirtation and describing flirtatious behaviour
smirting
flirtation
coquetry
3
informalsomething that is designed to make people interested in an event that will happen or in a product that will become available later
Synonyms and related words
Types of advertisement
ad
advert
advertisement

tease

noun countable

US /tiz/

Word Forms

singular	tease
plural	teases

1
someone who says something to you in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying you slightly in either a friendly or an unkind way
He’s just a tease. Ignore him.
Synonyms and related words
People who are cruel and unkind
monster
savage
beast
1. 1a
  something that someone says or does when they are teasing you
  Synonyms and related words
  Mocking and mockery
  burlesque
  chirp
  chirp
2
someone who makes you think that they are willing to have sex with you when they are not
Synonyms and related words
Flirtation and describing flirtatious behavior
smirting
flirtation
coquetry
3
informalsomething that is designed to make people interested in an event that will happen or in a product that will become available later
Synonyms and related words
Types of advertisement
ad
advert
advertisement

tease

verb

UK /tiːz/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	tease
he/she/it	teases
present participle	teasing
past tense	teased
past participle	teased

1
intransitive/transitive to say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in either a friendly or an unkind way
I didn’t mean it: I was only teasing.
tease someone about someone/something:
John’s always teasing me about my accent.
Synonyms and related words
Mocking and mockery
burlesque
chirp
chirp
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed
embarrass
humiliate
shame
1. 1a
  transitive to annoy an animal in order to have fun
  Synonyms and related words
  Mocking and mockery
  burlesque
  chirp
  chirp
2
intransitive/transitive to make someone think that you are willing to have sex with them when you are not
Synonyms and related words
To pretend to do or feel something
pretend
fake
simulate
3
transitive Americanto backcomb your hair
Synonyms and related words
Hairdressers and hairdressing
backcomb
barbershop
blow-dry
4

tease
or
tease out
transitive to separate a group or knot of pieces of hair, string etc into individual pieces
The wool is teased into longer and straighter fibres.
Synonyms and related words
To separate something from something else
separate
spread out
divide

phrasal verbs

tease out

tease

verb

US /tiz/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	tease
he/she/it	teases
present participle	teasing
past tense	teased
past participle	teased

1
intransitive/transitive to say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in either a friendly or an unkind way
I didn’t mean it: I was only teasing.
tease someone about someone/something:
John’s always teasing me about my accent.
Synonyms and related words
Mocking and mockery
burlesque
chirp
chirp
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed
embarrass
humiliate
shame
1. 1a
  transitive to annoy an animal in order to have fun
  Synonyms and related words
  Mocking and mockery
  burlesque
  chirp
  chirp
2
intransitive/transitive to make someone think that you are willing to have sex with them when you are not
Synonyms and related words
To pretend to do or feel something
play along
keep up
pretend
3
transitive Americanto make your hair look thicker by holding the end of it and moving a comb down through it toward your head
Synonyms and related words
Hairdressers and hairdressing
backcomb
barbershop
blow-dry
4

tease
or
tease out
transitive to separate a group or knot of pieces of hair, string etc. into individual pieces
The wool is teased into longer and straighter fibers.
Synonyms and related words
To separate something from something else
separate
spread out
divide

phrasal verbs

tease out

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