tease學測 L3KK [ˈtiz] ｜ /ˈtiz/
逆梳使頭髮蓬鬆·取笑；逗弄·吊胃口；賣關子·戲弄；嘲弄·調情不認真的人
學測常考詞，身兼動詞與名詞雙重身分
Our teacher teased us by holding up the exam papers but not handing them back yet.
老師逗我們，把段考考卷舉高卻還不發下來。
一個畫面：手指反覆撩撥
逆梳撩髮用手指把髮絲一撮撮往上撥，讓髮型看起來蓬鬆
言語撥弄用玩笑的話一再挑動對方，逗對方反應
欲擒故縱只透露一點點就收手，吊人胃口或撩動心動的感覺
義項
逆梳撩髮C1verb逆梳使頭髮蓬鬆
She teased her hair to make it look bigger for the dance.
她把頭髮逆梳，讓髮型在舞會上看起來更蓬鬆。
tease your hair
言語逗弄C2verb取笑；逗弄
His classmates tease him about his glasses, but it is only a joke.
同班同學常拿他的眼鏡開玩笑，但那只是善意的玩笑。
tease playfully
欲言又止C1verb吊胃口；賣關子
The book's first page teased readers with a secret.
這本書的第一頁用一個秘密吊足了讀者的胃口。
tease readers
戲弄言行B2noun戲弄；嘲弄
His teasing was gentle, and nobody got upset.
他的戲弄很溫和，沒有人生氣。
teasing remarks
調情不定B2noun調情不認真的人
At school, Amy was known as a tease. She smiled at every boy but never really liked anyone back.
在學校，Amy是出了名的愛耍曖昧的人——她對每個男生都笑臉相迎，卻沒有真正喜歡過誰。
be a tease
片語
tease your hair撩鬆髮絲 →把頭髮往上撥使蓬鬆
be a tease半推半就 →愛調情卻不當真的人
teasing remarks戲謔言語 →帶點嘲弄意味的話
tease readers吊足胃口 →讓讀者好奇卻不給答案
你會不會這樣說？
「Our teacher teased us by holding up the exam papers but not handing them back yet.」這裡的 teased 最接近哪個意思？(A) 撩撥頭髮 (B) 吊人胃口 (C) 惡意批評
看答案
(B)
老師故意不給答案讓人好奇，對應「吊胃口」義項，非撩髮或惡意批評。
'Amy was known as a tease.' 這裡的 tease 是哪種詞性？(A) 動詞 (B) 名詞
看答案
(B)
tease 前面加 a，是名詞用法，指愛耍曖昧卻不認真的人。
字族
teaser 預告片；愛捉弄人的人