banter
/ˈbæntə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbæntər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈban-tər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbæn.tər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbæn.tɚ/ (ame, ipa)
banter — 名詞
1. light, humorous talk between people, full of quick jokes and friendly teasing —
玩笑話；逗趣
朋友間輕鬆幽默的玩笑對話
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.
Mei-Lin 整個晚餐時段都和廚房工作人員開著玩笑話。
kept up a steady banter
The podcast works because the two hosts have such natural banter.
這個播客之所以成功，是因為兩位主持人互動逗趣又自然。
natural banter
Kwame and his uncle exchanged banter about the football match over breakfast.
Kwame 和他叔叔吃早餐時互相開玩笑聊著足球比賽。
A little friendly banter before the meeting helped everyone relax.
會議前輕鬆的玩笑話讓大家都放鬆了下來。
The two drivers traded friendly banter while waiting for the traffic light.
兩位司機等紅綠燈時互相開著友善的玩笑。
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 — 動詞
- 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
說笑；逗弄
與人輕鬆說笑、互相逗弄
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.
Omar 和 Haruto 說笑著他前一晚糟糕的卡拉OK表演。
bantered with
Priya bantered easily with the regular customers while pulling their pints.
Priya 一邊倒啤酒，一邊和熟客輕鬆地說笑。
bantered easily with
The two cousins bantered back and forth for the entire car journey.
兩個表兄弟整趟車程都在你來我往地說笑。
Linnea and her brother bantered about who had the worse fashion sense as teenagers.
Linnea 和她弟弟說笑著兩人青少年時期誰的穿搭品味更差。
The coach bantered with the players to lift their spirits after the tough loss.
教練和球員們說笑逗弄，想讓大家在慘敗後振作起來。
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").