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单词 teases
释义

tease /tēz/

transitive verb
  1. To make fun of, to disconcert for one's own amusement
  2. To plague, irritate, esp playfully, mischievously or unkindly
  3. To arouse sexual desire in (someone) but refuse to satisfy it
  4. To tantalize
  5. To subject to banter
  6. To open out the fibres of
  7. To comb or card (wool, etc)
  8. To scratch (cloth) with teasels, so as to raise a nap
  9. To raise a nap on
  10. To back-comb (the hair)
noun
  1. A person given to teasing
  2. An act of teasing
ORIGIN: OE tǣsan to card

teasˈer noun

  1. Any person who teases
  2. A tricky question
  3. A riddle, conundrum
  4. An introductory, appetite-whetting advertisement
  5. A male horse used to arouse a mare's interest before the selected stallion is put to her

teasˈing noun and adjective

teasˈingly adverb

tease out

  1. To open out the fibres of
  2. To clarify (an obscure point) by discussion, etc

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