Word · Frequency #23677
chaffs
开玩笑；打趣；取笑
chaffs is the third person singular of chaff.
核心释义
to tease or make fun of someone in a friendly, joking way; to banter
- 1.
用轻松、闲散的语言开玩笑或嘲弄
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
- 2.
取笑；用讽刺或戏谑的语言嘲弄
To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language.
- 3.
切碎(稻草或干草)用作牛饲料
To cut up (straw or hay) for use as cattle feed.
- 4.
开玩笑或互相戏弄
be silly or tease one another
铡碎（稻草或干草）；用轻松、闲散的语言开玩笑或嘲弄；取笑；用讽刺或戏谑的语言嘲弄；切碎(稻草或干草)用作牛饲料；开玩笑或互相戏弄
用法In use
The old friends chaffed each other about their college memories during the reunion.
用法提示：chaffed是过去式，表示开玩笑的行为
Stop chaffing your brother; he doesn't find it funny.
用法提示：chaffing是现在分词，表示持续逗弄
She often chaffs her coworkers about their coffee addiction.
用法提示：chaffs是第三人称单数，表示习惯性打趣
chaff sb about sth
about 后面接被取笑的话题，语气轻松，不含恶意。
The older boys chaffed him about his new haircut.
年长的男孩们拿他的新发型打趣他。
chaff sb for doing sth
for 后面接被调侃的具体行为，比 about 更强调“因某事而”取笑。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chaff someone about something
- 拿某事取笑某人
- His friends chaffed him about his new haircut.朋友们拿他的新发型取笑他。
- chaff each other
- 互相打趣
- The teammates chaffed each other between games.队友们在比赛间隙互相打趣。
- chaff with someone
- 和某人开玩笑
- She chaffed with the receptionist while signing in.她登记时和前台接待人员开着玩笑。
- chaff and joke
- 说说笑笑，互相打趣
- They chaffed and joked over coffee.他们一边喝咖啡一边说说笑笑、互相打趣。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
chaff 与 laugh 音近：互相 chaff（打趣）时总会让人 laugh（发笑），一记谐音联想记住玩笑义。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual conversation among friends、literary writing chaff 作动词表示“打趣、取笑”时，通常用于朋友间轻松的玩笑，也比较常见于书面叙述或小说对话；口语中不算特别常用。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于表示相互打趣，后不接宾语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 chaff 的美式发音 /tʃæf/ 押韵：staff、laugh、half、calf、graph，均读 /æf/。注意 chafe 的拼写与 chaff 相近，但读 /tʃeɪf/，不押韵。half 和 calf 中的 l 不发音；laugh 的 -augh 是不规则拼法；graph 中的 ph 读 /f/。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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