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raillery

/rey-luh-ree/US // ˈreɪ lə ri //UK // (ˈreɪlərɪ) //

炮制,炮弹,炮击,炮火

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural rail·ler·ies.

    • : good-humored ridicule; banter.
    • : a bantering remark.

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Examples

  • But singular cases may exist wherein raillery is inapplicable, and of which it is not for us to judge.

  • Its impertinence and folly might well have provoked the raillery of the most inoffensive.

  • Liszt calls Chopin "a fine connoisseur in raillery and an ingenious mocker."

  • Is it possible that there should be a more perfect style, or a finer, more delicate or more natural raillery?

  • Among sayings in the English language attributed to the notes of the meadowlark are some expressions of banter and raillery.

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