Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6082
tease
爱捉弄人的人；爱逗弄人的人
a person who teases
- 1.
One who teases.
喜欢捉弄别人的人。
- 2.
A single act of teasing.
一次戏弄行为
- 3.
One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
故意挑逗他人(通常是男性)但无意满足其欲望的人。
卖弄风骚的人；故意挑逗却不兑现的人；一次逗弄；戏弄；喜欢捉弄别人的人。；一次戏弄行为；故意挑逗他人(通常是男性)但无意满足其欲望的人。
In use
My little cousin is such a tease – she hides my keys and laughs when I look for them.
Everyone at the party called him a tease because he kept promising to sing but never did.
Don't be a tease; if you know the surprise, tell us now.
Connections
Collocations
- a playful tease
- 爱开玩笑的人
- She's always been a playful tease, never meaning any harm.她一直是个爱开玩笑的人，从没有恶意。
- a good-natured tease
- 善意的戏弄
- His remark was just a good-natured tease.他的话只是一句善意的戏弄。
- a flirtatious tease
- 卖弄风情的女人
- She was known as a flirtatious tease at parties.她在派对上是个有名的卖弄风情的女人。
- a harmless tease
- 无害的戏弄
- Don't worry, it's only a harmless tease.别担心，这只是无害的戏弄。
- a terrible tease
- 非常爱戏弄人的人
- My brother is a terrible tease; he never stops joking.我弟弟是个非常爱戏弄人的人，他从不停止开玩笑。
- a sexy tease
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人总爱用茶（tea）来戏弄（tease）别人，比如假装递茶又收回。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday teasing among friends、romantic or sexual flirting、malicious or mocking harassment 名词'tease'的含义和语域因语境而异：在日常朋友间的玩笑中多中性，在浪漫或性暗示场合常带有调情色彩，但在恶意嘲弄或骚扰时则含贬义。使用时需根据具体场景判断语气。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常指通过性魅力或戏弄来操控他人的人
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in /iːz/ (spelled -ease, -eeze, -eaze, etc.) rhyme with tease: ease, please, squeeze, breeze, freeze. Beware of lookalikes like 'lease' which is spelled similarly but ends with /s/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.