banter
n. 玩笑; 逗乐; 〈美方〉挑战
vi. 开玩笑,说笑; 逗乐
vt. (善意地)取笑; 逗弄
Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly.
She heard Tom exchanging good-natured banter with Jane.
她听见汤姆和简互相打趣。
If you banter with someone, you tease them or joke with them in an amusing, friendly way.
The soldiers bantered with him as though he was a kid brother...
士兵们把他当作弟弟一样和他开着玩笑。
We bantered a bit while I tried to get the car started.
我试图发动车子的时候我们互相打趣了几句。
1. light teasing repartee
1. be silly or tease one another;
The actress exchanged banter with reporters.
女演员与记者相互开玩笑.
Let there be breath in your banter.
就让呼吸在你的戏谑之中.
Bearing the ellects oI banter. ridicule . and sarcasm . irony makes literary works more vivid and appealing.
反讽可以达到戏谑、嘲弄及讽刺的效果. 使作品生动幽默. 富有艺术感染力.
To break ice with somebody, u could get some playful banter going by saying something funny.
为了与某人打破沉默, 你可以说一些笑话来让气氛好转.
He senses the truth beneath her banter.
他辨出这玩笑话里有真意在.