tease /ti:z/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- (n.) the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
- (v.) annoy persistently
Chinese translation
- n. 揶揄, 戏弄, 逗惹
- vt. 戏弄, 取笑, 强求, 梳理, 使起毛
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /ti:z/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.59 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
teased, teasing, teases
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