banter
/ˈbæntə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbæntər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈban-tər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbæn.tər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbæn.tɚ/ (ame, ipa)
banter — noun
1. light, humorous talk between people, full of quick jokes and friendly teasing —
light, humorous talk between people, full of quick jokes and friendly teasing — the kind of easy back-and-forth you hear among good friends or close colleagues
Mei-Lin kept up a steady banter with the kitchen staff all through the dinner shift.
kept up a steady banter
The podcast works because the two hosts have such natural banter.
natural banter
Kwame and his uncle exchanged banter about the football match over breakfast.
A little friendly banter before the meeting helped everyone relax.
The two drivers traded friendly banter while waiting for the traffic light.
用法筆記
Uncountable — you cannot say "a banter" or "banters". Use "some banter" or "a bit of banter".
常見錯誤
banter — verb
- banterpresent simple I / you / we / they
- banters3rd person singular
- bantering-ing form
- banteredpast simple
1. to exchange light, playful remarks with someone, full of quick jokes and gentle
to exchange light, playful remarks with someone, full of quick jokes and gentle teasing — the way close friends talk when they are relaxed and enjoying each other's company
Omar bantered with Haruto about his terrible karaoke performance the night before.
bantered with
Priya bantered easily with the regular customers while pulling their pints.
bantered easily with
The two cousins bantered back and forth for the entire car journey.
Linnea and her brother bantered about who had the worse fashion sense as teenagers.
The coach bantered with the players to lift their spirits after the tough loss.
文法句型
banter with someone
banter about something
banter back and forth
用法筆記
Almost always intransitive. The subject is typically people talking together; you banter WITH someone, not "banter someone." Common in continuous forms ("were bantering").