banter
n. 玩笑; 逗樂; 〈美方〉挑戰
vi. 開玩笑,說笑; 逗樂
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.
她聽見湯姆和簡互相打趣。
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...
士兵們把他當作弟弟一樣和他開著玩笑。
We bantered a bit while I tried to get the car started.
我試圖發動車子的時候我們互相打趣了幾句。
1. light teasing repartee
1. be silly or tease one another;
The actress exchanged banter with reporters.
女演員與記者相互開玩笑.
Let there be breath in your banter.
就讓呼吸在你的戲謔之中.
Bearing the ellects oI banter. ridicule . and sarcasm . irony makes literary works more vivid and appealing.
反諷可以達到戲謔、嘲弄及諷刺的效果. 使作品生動幽默. 富有藝術感染力.
To break ice with somebody, u could get some playful banter going by saying something funny.
為了與某人打破沉默, 你可以說一些笑話來讓氣氛好轉.
He senses the truth beneath her banter.
他辨出這玩笑話裡有真意在.