tease

名词 tease:

1. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
   同义词：teaser, annoyer, vexer
2. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
   同义词：coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, prickteaser
3. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
   同义词：teasing, ribbing, tantalization

动词 tease:

1. annoy persistently
   同义词：badger, pester, bug, beleaguer
2. harass with persistent criticism or carping
   同义词：razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
3. to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
4. tear into pieces
5. raise the nap of (fabrics)
6. disentangle and raise the fibers of
   同义词：tease apart, loosen
7. separate the fibers of
   同义词：card
8. mock or make fun of playfully
9. ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
   同义词：fluff

1. She teased out the knots in her hair.
   她耐心地用手指把缠结的头发理顺。
2. Don't take it seriously - he's only teasing.
   别把它当真，他只不过是在开玩笑。
3. He is a terrible tease.
   他特别爱戏弄人。