Word · Frequency #24789
twit
取笑；揶揄；善意地责备
To tease or reproach someone, especially in a good-natured or playful manner.
- 1.
To blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; also, to ridicule or tease (someone).
责备或责难(某人),尤其是以善意或戏谑的方式；也指嘲笑或戏弄(某人)。
- 2.
To ignore or kill file (a user on a bulletin board system).
忽略或屏蔽(公告板系统上的用户)。
- 3.
To blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner.
责备或责难,尤其是以善意或戏谑的方式。
忽略；屏蔽；责备或责难(某人),尤其是以善意或戏谑的方式；也指嘲笑或戏弄(某人)。；忽略或屏蔽(公告板系统上的用户)。；责备或责难,尤其是以善意或戏谑的方式。；责难
In use
My friends twitted me about my new haircut, but I knew they were just joking.
She twits her brother for always losing his keys, though she secretly does the same.
Don't twit him about his accent; he is trying his best to learn the language.
Verb forms
base twit · third person twits · -ing twitting · past twitted · past participle twitted
规则动词，意为责难或嘲笑。
Connections
Collocations
- twit someone about something
- 拿某事善意地取笑某人
- She twitted him about his new haircut.她拿他的新发型善意地打趣他。
- twit someone for doing something
- 因某人做某事而揶揄某人
- They twitted me for being too cautious.他们揶揄我太谨慎了。
- twit each other
- 互相打趣
- The colleagues often twit each other over small mistakes.同事们经常拿小错误互相打趣。
- twit a user
- 屏蔽（公告板上的）某用户
- The moderator twitted the user who posted spam.版主屏蔽了那个发垃圾信息的用户。
Synonyms
- tease
- 取笑；逗弄 · tease 更口语、直接，只表示取笑；twit 还可含善意责备的语气。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想twit末尾的wit(机智)：用机灵的玩笑话善意地打趣、轻责朋友，而不是恶意嘲讽。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary texts、teasing conversations、formal reproaches 该词作动词多用于书面或略带幽默的场合，语气比较正式或略显老派；日常口语中不常用，表达“取笑”时通常用更常见的词。比较常见于文学叙事、正式批评和玩笑话语。
Grammar Note
及物动词，常接名词或从句作宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都和 twit 一样发 /ɪt/ 音：wit, fit, hit, sit, bit, quit。注意 quit 虽拼作 -uit，但读音也是 /kwɪt/。小心形近但读音不同的词，如 quite /kwaɪt/、white /waɪt/、twice /twaɪs/，它们都以 twi 或类似拼写开头，但元音是 /aɪ/。
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。
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