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tease

英/tˈiːz/

美/ˈtiz/

01n.

揶揄, 戏弄, 逗惹

someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity); the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

02v.

戏弄, 取笑, 强求, 梳理, 使起毛

annoy persistently; harass with persistent criticism or carping