His friends teased him about his haircut.
朋友们拿他的新发型开玩笑。
Select the best synonym for the word “tease”:
C — mock. “tease” means v. to make fun of someone playfully
The older brother loved to ______ his little sister about her messy hair.
D — tease. “tease” means v. to make fun of someone playfully
tease — v. to make fun of someone playfully. In Chinese: 取笑，戏弄.
tease is pronounced /tiːz/. It breaks into 1 syllable: tease.
His friends teased him about his haircut. (朋友们拿他的新发型开玩笑。)
mock, taunt, joke — all close in meaning to tease (v. to make fun of someone playfully).
Yes. tease appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.