tease
v
1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
make fun of (sb) in aplayful or unkind way; try to provoke (sb) with questionsor petty annoyances 取笑, 嘲弄(某人); 逗弄, 招惹(某人)
Don't take what she said seriously she was only teasing. 别拿她的话当真--她不过是逗弄人.
The other boys used to tease him because of/about his accent. 别的男孩子常拿他的口音取笑他.
Stop teasing the cat, eg by pulling its tail. 别逗猫(如揪猫尾巴).
2 [Tn]
(a) pick (wool) into separate strands 梳理(羊毛等).
(b) brush up the surface of (cloth) to make it fluffy 使(布)的表面起毛.
3 [Tn] (esp US) = backcomb (back3). tease, n person who is fond of teasing others 爱嘲弄他人的人
What a tease she is! 她可真爱取笑别人!
If you do not let me have it, that will be a sign of weakness and no one will trust your laws any more.
要是您不准许我得到它,那将是一种软弱的表现,人们将不再信你们的法律了。
Each time you fail, start all over again.
每次你失败,再从头开始。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.