| 单词 | teaser |
| 释义 | teaser (once / 13206 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n The nearly impossible puzzle your math teacher gives for extra credit can be called a teaser — a tricky problem to solve. A mystifying problem is one kind of teaser — another is a person who loves to tease. Your nose-grabbing, practical joking uncle is a teaser, especially if he enjoys gently mocking or making fun of you. Yet another teaser is the kind that opens a TV show — sort of a sneak preview of the story to come. This is closest to the original meaning of teaser, from 1934, "an introductory advertisement or sample." WORD FAMILYteaser: teasers+/tease: teased, teaser, teases, teasing/teasing: teasingly, teasings USAGE EXAMPLESA teaser photo of the car shows a more rakish, sportier look, something the Camry has lacked for years. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) Her new mixtape, ‘Nightride,” was two years in the making and is a teaser for her upcoming studio album “Joyride.” Los Angeles Times(Nov 30, 2016) The teaser for this year’s event hints at deals that may include discounts on specific gadgets rather than just gift cards. Time(Nov 22, 2016) 1 1n an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest Hyper ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing a public promotion of some product or service 2n an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show Hyper opening the initial part of the introduction 3n someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) 2Syn|Hyper annoyer, tease, vexer persona non grata, unwelcome person a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome n a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper mystifier, puzzle, puzzler sudoku a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number acrostic, word squarea puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across problem a question raised for consideration or solution 1n a worker who teases wool Hyper worker a person who works at a specific occupation 2n a device for teasing wool 4a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers Hyper device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose n a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings Syn|Hyper tormenter, tormentor flat scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting |
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