raillery
🇬🇧 UK/'reilәri/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Good-natured teasing, banter, or playful ridicule
善意的戏谑,打趣,调侃
🧩 Root Breakdown
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=raillery
Common Collocations
- 1.good-natured raillery善意的戏谑
- 2.[gentle raillery]温和的调侃
- 3.exchange raillery互相打趣
Example Sentences
- 1.
His raillery about her cooking was always affectionate and never truly unkind.
- 2.
The colleagues exchanged good-humored raillery during the lunch break.