banter
单词辨析：
指为逗乐而开玩笑。
Calm down, I'm only joking.
别紧张，我只是开玩笑而已。
This is not a matter to joke about.
这个问题可不能拿来开玩笑。
指友善地打趣说笑。
The actress bantered with reporters.
那位女演员和记者们开起了玩笑。
They bantered with Bill on the subject of marriage.
他们拿婚姻问题逗比尔。
指通过告诉某人非真实的情况来戏弄他，通常用进行时。
Don't get mad, I was only kidding.
别生气，我只不过是开玩笑。
I thought he was kidding when he said he was going out with an actress.
他说他在与一位女演员谈恋爱，我还以为他在开玩笑呢。
指揶揄某人，或是善意的，或是为了让其生气或难堪。
It's not polite to tease the disabled.
取笑残疾人是不礼貌的。
They used to tease her about her hair.
他们过去常常取笑她的头发。
相关例句：
I broke into laugh after reading it, and comforted him almost in a tone of banter.
看完之后我大笑，然后回信用几乎是谐谑的口气安慰了他。
She heard Tom exchanging good-natured banter with Jane.
她听见汤姆和简互相打趣。
I was getting banter anxiety.
我刚才还跟他开玩笑。
And think you're here for the sparkling banter and crabcakes.
你来这里是为了谈笑和蟹饼。
Their banter was a sign of their friendship.
开玩笑是他们之间友谊的象征。
Sludge can be mean-spirited gossip or even friendly banter.
负面言论可能是卑鄙的闲言碎语，也可能是友好的打趣。