Tease

(noun.) the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; 'he ignored their teases'; 'his ribbing was gentle but persistent'.

(noun.) someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity).

(verb.) ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect.

(verb.) harass with persistent criticism or carping; 'The children teased the new teacher'; 'Don't ride me so hard over my failure'; 'His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie'.

(verb.) mock or make fun of playfully; 'the flirting man teased the young woman'.

(verb.) separate the fibers of; 'tease wool'.

(verb.) disentangle and raise the fibers of; 'tease wool'.

(verb.) raise the nap of (fabrics).

(verb.) tear into pieces; 'tease tissue for microscopic examinations'.

(verb.) annoy persistently; 'The children teased the boy because of his stammer'.

(verb.) to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; 'The advertisement is intended to tease the customers'; 'She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior'.

校对:卢瑟

• Tease calmness of manner and presence of mind! 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• She would hesitate, she would tease, she would condition, she would require a great deal, but she would finally accept. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• I wanted to tease you a little to make you less sad: I thought anger would be better than grief. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Beauty is never so beautiful as when, if I tease it, it wreathes back on me with spirit. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I hope she will not tease my poor pug, said Lady Bertram; I have but just got Julia to leave it alone. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• True, he had bid me make my own experiments--tease and try him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I give you leave, returned Laurie, who enjoyed having someone to tease, after his long abstinence from his favorite pastime. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Othello with his occupation gone, she teased. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• I went back and teased Dr. John about Madame's devotion to him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Amy bridled up at this insult, and determined to find out the secret, if she teased for an hour. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• It will be _her_ turn soon to be teased, said Miss Lucas. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• One is sometimes teased into going out, till one acquires a sort of habit of society, which it becomes difficult to throw off. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I want rest, said I, and I cannot be teased just now. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Now, Graham, I will not have that child teased. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Thus did this provoking creature delight in teasing me, and the next half-hour he would seem passionately devoted to me. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• She seemed to delight in teasing me, which was a change in her I wondered at very much. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• I planned it, and she only gave in after lots of teasing. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• She attracted him more than he liked--and Miss Bingley was uncivil to _her_, and more teasing than usual to himself. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Towards midnight the teasing, monotonous bark of the house-dog disturbed the quietude of their vigil. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• He had spent two years teasing me and I had always liked it. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• I begged Mr. Robinson not to lose his time in teasing me when I was out of spirits. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• The dry, sharp cough, which teases him at most times, seemed to be troubling him more incessantly than ever. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Lord Berwick teases Julia and me from morning till night. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.

校对:卡特里娜