tease
用法要点
句型搭配
tease 常用作及物动词,后接人或事物作宾语,表示戏弄对象。也可用于被动语态,表示被戏弄。
介词用法
与 about 连用表示戏弄的具体内容,如 tease someone about their accent。与 for 连用表示因某事而戏弄,但较少见。
语域说明
tease 在口语和书面语中均常见,语气通常轻松、非恶意,但过度使用可能显得不尊重。在正式场合需谨慎,避免冒犯。
基础例句
My friends always tease me about my love for cats.
我的朋友们总是拿我对猫的喜爱来开玩笑。
Don't tease your little brother; it might hurt his feelings.
别戏弄你弟弟,这可能会伤害他的感情。
She teased her hair to make it look fuller for the party.
她梳理头发使其蓬松,为了派对看起来更丰满。
He took the tease well and laughed along with everyone.
他对玩笑接受得很好,和大家一起笑了起来。
高级例句
In psychological studies, mild teasing among peers can sometimes strengthen social bonds.
心理学研究中,同伴间的轻微戏弄有时能加强社会联系。
The manager teased out the key issues from the complex report during the meeting.
经理在会议中从复杂的报告中梳理出了关键问题。
During negotiations, she avoided teasing remarks to maintain a professional tone.
在谈判中,她避免开玩笑的言论以保持专业语气。
The researcher used statistical methods to tease apart the effects of different variables.
研究人员使用统计方法来区分不同变量的影响。
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常见错误
错误使用了介词 with。tease 表示戏弄时,通常用 about 引出具体内容,with 多用于工具或伴随物,如 tease with a joke。
错误省略了宾语。tease 作为及物动词,需要直接宾语(如某人),不能直接接不定式;应添加宾语并搭配 about 表示内容。
近义词辨析
mock
mock 语气更强,常带恶意或嘲讽,旨在贬低或羞辱;而 tease 通常更轻松、友好,可能无恶意。
He teased her playfully about her accent (友好玩笑) vs. They mocked his efforts cruelly (恶意嘲讽)。
joke
joke 泛指开玩笑或讲笑话,侧重幽默行为本身;tease 特指以玩笑方式戏弄他人,常涉及个人特质或行为。
She joked about the weather (开玩笑说天气) vs. She teased him about his shyness (戏弄他的害羞)。