Word · Frequency #24789
twit
取笑；揶揄；善意地责备
核心释义
To tease or reproach someone, especially in a good-natured or playful manner.
- 1.
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)。
To blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; also, to ridicule or tease (someone).
- 2.
忽略或屏蔽(公告板系统上的用户)。
To ignore or kill file (a user on a bulletin board system).
- 3.
责备或责难,尤其是以善意或戏谑的方式。
To blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner.
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
用法In use
My friends twitted me about my new haircut, but I knew they were just joking.
用法提示：twitted 是 twit 的过去式，作动词，表示善意地取笑、揶揄某人。
She twits her brother for always losing his keys, though she secretly does the same.
用法提示：twits 是 twit 的第三人称单数形式，作动词，表示用玩笑的口吻责备或调侃。
Don't twit him about his accent; he is trying his best to learn the language.
用法提示：twit 作动词原形，用于否定祈使句，表示不要开玩笑式地嘲笑某人。
twit sb about sth
about 后接被调侃的话题，语气通常是善意、轻松的。
They twitted him about his mismatched socks.
他们拿他不配对的袜子打趣他。
twit sb for doing sth
for 后接动名词，指出被埋怨的具体行为，责备意味比 about 稍强。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，常接名词或从句作宾语。
发音与拼写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/。
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