tease
单词辨析：
指为逗乐而开玩笑。
Calm down, I'm only joking.
别紧张，我只是开玩笑而已。
This is not a matter to joke about.
这个问题可不能拿来开玩笑。
指友善地打趣说笑。
The actress bantered with reporters.
那位女演员和记者们开起了玩笑。
They bantered with Bill on the subject of marriage.
他们拿婚姻问题逗比尔。
指通过告诉某人非真实的情况来戏弄他，通常用进行时。
Don't get mad, I was only kidding.
别生气，我只不过是开玩笑。
I thought he was kidding when he said he was going out with an actress.
他说他在与一位女演员谈恋爱，我还以为他在开玩笑呢。
指揶揄某人，或是善意的，或是为了让其生气或难堪。
It's not polite to tease the disabled.
取笑残疾人是不礼貌的。
They used to tease her about her hair.
他们过去常常取笑她的头发。
相关例句：
When did you last flirt with him or tease him?
你上次和他调情或挑逗他是什么时候？
Could you take me to a strip tease show?
你可以带我去看脱衣舞表演吗？
And I love it when you tease and torment me;
并爱你也同样戏弄和折磨我；
What kinds of teasing do you think you would miss most if everyone decided to never tease you again?
如果每个人都决定以后再也不嘲弄你了，你认为你会对哪种受过的嘲弄回味无穷呢？
The best way to deal with a tease is to ignore him.
对付爱捉弄人的人的最佳方法就是不搭理他。
'You must be expecting a young man,' she teased.
“你一定是在等哪位小伙子吧，”她揶揄道。