1SYTALK TO somebodyto behave towards someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them, although you do not really want a relationship with them 调情,打情骂俏
flirt with
She accused him of flirting with other women.
她指责他与别的女人调情。
She was flirting outrageously (=a lot) with some of the managers.
她肆无忌惮地与一些经理调情。
2flirt with somethingphrasal verbphr v
a)THINK ABOUTto consider doing something, but not be very serious about it 不认真地考虑(做)某事
He had flirted with the idea of emigrating.
他曾经有过移民的念头。
b)RISKto do something that is dangerous or could cause problems for you 冒险做某事
Climbers enjoy flirting with danger.
登山者喜欢冒险。
Examples from the Corpus
flirt• We flirted a little but that was as far as it went.• She was flirting and trying to get the waiter's attention.• After all, she was all right to flirt with at parties and escort him occasionally.• It feeds your ego to flirt with me, doesn't it?• No one had flirted with me in years, and I didn't really know how to respond.• She flirts with me too, effortlessly.• This is usually the least effective way of flirting with me.• She is flirting with my husband.• It embarrasses me when you flirt with other women in front of me.• He was awarded a law degree at the Sorbonne, where he flirted with the extreme right.• There is also the consideration that she seems to be flirting with the possibility of committing herself to re-entering mainstreameducation locally.
1SYTALK TO somebodysomeone who flirts with people 与人调情者
a terrible/dreadful etc flirt (=someone who flirts a lot) 爱调情的人
She’s an incorrigible flirt!
她爱招惹男人,积习难改!
Examples from the Corpus
flirt• The same year that he was dubbed biggest flirt, Debbie Kauffman was voted her year's best looking girl.• There is no time to squander your charms on men who are professionalflirts.• They serve, in short, as narcotics, and the organization that indulges in them flirts with long-termaddiction.• For Farini was not only a good businessman, he was also an unregenerate flirt.
flirt ♦︎ chat sb up ♦︎ tease ♦︎ come on to sb ♦︎ make a pass at sbThese verbs all mean to try to attract sb sexually by talking or behaving in a particular way.这些动词均表示调情、挑逗、勾引。■flirt [intransitive] to behave towards sb as if you find them sexually attractive, without seriously wanting to have a relationship with them调情◆He flirts outrageously with his female clients.他肆无忌惮地跟他的女客户调情。▸flirt
noun
[countable, usually singular] ◆She's a real flirt.她是个调情高手。▸flirtatious flɜːˈteɪʃəs; NAmEflɜːrˈteɪʃəs
adjective
◆a flirtatious young woman卖弄风情的年轻女子◆a flirtatious giggle卖弄风情的咯咯一笑■ˌchat sb ˈup
phrasal verb
(-tt-) (BrE, informal) to talk in a friendly way to sb you are sexually attracted to(受性吸引而)亲昵地攀谈,与某人搭讪◆She went straight over and tried to chat him up.她径直走了过去试图同他搭讪。▸ˈchat-up
noun
[countable, uncountable] ◆Is that your best chat-up line?那是你最拿手的调情话吗?NOTE辨析 Flirt or chat sb up?Chat sb up only refers to the actual words spoken by a person; flirt refers to sb's behaviour as well. If sb chats you up, it usually means that they want to have a relationship with you, but this is not always the case if they flirt with you. * chat sb up仅指言语搭讪或挑逗,flirt亦可指行为举止。chat sb up通常指想跟某人发展恋爱关系,而flirt with sb则不尽然。■teasetiːz [intransitive, transitive] (disapproving) to make sb sexually excited, especially when you do not intend to have sex with them挑逗,撩拨(尤指不想与之发生性行为)◆She teased the men with an expression that was both innocent and knowing.她带着一种既天真又世故的表情挑逗那些男人。 see also lead sb on ⇨ mislead▸tease
noun
[countable, usually singular] ◆She's a wicked little tease.她是个顽皮撩人的小东西。■ˌcome ˈon to sb
phrasal verb
(came, come) (informal) to behave in a way that shows sb that you want to have a sexual relationship with them勾引,勾搭(想与之发生性关系)◆When he started coming on to me, I assumed he wasn't married.他开始勾引我时,我以为他还没结婚。▸ˈcome-on
noun
[countable, usually singular] ◆ (informal) She tried to ignore his come-ons.她尽量不去理睬他的勾引。■make a ˈpass at sb
idiom
(made, made) (informal) to try to start a sexual relationship with sb勾引;向某人抛媚眼◆Are you making a pass at me?你在勾引我吗?