v.  戏弄，逗弄；拿…取笑[开玩笑]

v.  回梳，逆梳〔以使头发显得浓密〕≈ backcomb

n.  爱开玩笑的人，爱戏弄别人的人〔尤指无恶意〕

• tease sth out  找出〔隐藏的信息〕；〔从某人嘴里〕哄出〔秘密〕；把〔头发或线绳〕理顺；探讨；深入研究；梳理清楚

• And on reflection, this is not surprising; the single word “environment” has so many dimensions, and there are so many other factors affecting wealth – such as the oil deposits – that teasing out a simple economy-environment relationship would be almost impossible. 理清……之间的关系几乎不可能

• Don’t get upset. I was only teasing. 别生气，我只是在逗你玩。

• I’m sorry, it was only a tease. 对不起，只是开个玩笑。

• Stop teasing the cat! 别再招惹那只猫了！

• I finally managed to tease the truth out of her. 我终于哄她说出了真相。

• She combed her hair, gently teasing out the knots. 她梳理着头发，轻轻地把结梳开。

• Don’t take any notice of Joe – he’s a big tease. 不要搭理乔——他特别爱戏弄人。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/