| 释义 |
teased, ppl. a.|tiːzd|
[f. tease v.1 + -ed1.]
1. a. Having the fibres pulled asunder: see tease v.1 1. In quot. 1620 fig. Also teased out.
c1430Two Cookery-bks. 22 Caste þer-to tesyd brawn. 1620Brinsley tr. Virgil 58 To sing a teased verse..a pastorall song.., drawne out small like wooll in spinning. 1851Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. p. iv**/1 This cylinder is cleaned of the teazed cotton by means of brushes. 1875Huxley & Martin Elem. Biol. (1877) 258 Treat a fresh bit of teased-out nerve with chloroform.
b. Of hair: fluffed out by back-combing. U.S.
1965A. Lurie Nowhere City xiv. 147 A waitress appeared in the courtyard, shivering in a teased hair-do and a pink uniform. 1983J. Valin Natural Causes xxix. 200 A pretty nurse with teased brown hair.
2. a. Irritated or annoyed in a petty way.
1627May Lucan iii. 527 Vntill the townesmens teased valour broke..The fence. 1852–5M. Arnold Faded Leaves, River v, This teased o'erlabour'd heart.
b. With out. Worn out, exhausted. colloq. rare.
1943Hunt & Pringle Service Slang 65 Teased out, worn out or tired after a long spell of flying or other duty. 1961D. Moore Highway of Fear i. 9 What about you? Still with that teased-out shipping company? |