n. 戏弄
词根：tease
adv.
teasingly 烦恼地；故意使人烦恼地
n.
tease 戏弄；爱纠缠的小孩；挑逗者；卖弄风骚的女孩
teaser 戏弄者；强求者
vi.
tease 取笑
vt.
tease 取笑；戏弄；梳理；欺负；强求；使起毛
1.Amy did get her wish of a special day without teasing at South Wayne Elementary School.
艾米的确实现了她的愿望，在南韦恩堡小学度过了没有取笑的一天。
2.He was always teasing his sisters.
他总是戏弄他的姐妹们。
3.Oh, Tom, you poor thick-headed thing, I'm not teasing you.
哦，汤姆，你这个可怜的笨蛋，我不是在跟你开玩笑。
4.Teasing out why that might be is a tricky job – but potentially worth it.
要搞清楚为什么会是这样，的确是件棘手的活儿——但可能是非常值得的。
5.And because I'm an outsider, I quickly become the object of teasing.
并且因为我是一个局外人，我很快成为了取笑的对象。
6.You can even throw in some very light teasing, but limit it.
你甚至还可以开一些非常轻微地玩笑，但是要适可而止。