flirtation

英 [flɜːˈteɪʃn]

美 [flɜːrˈteɪʃn]

n.  不认真对待; 一时的参与; 一时兴起; 逢场作戏; 调情; 短暂的风流韵事

复数：flirtations　

BNC.18920 / COCA.16941

牛津词典

noun

• 不认真对待；一时的参与；一时兴起；逢场作戏
  a short period of time during which sb is involved or interested in sth, often not seriously
  1. a brief and unsuccessful flirtation with the property market
     对房地产市场一时兴起、并不成功的介入
• 调情
  behaviour that shows you find sb sexually attractive but are not serious about them
  1. Frank's efforts at flirtation had become tiresome to her.
     弗兰克一个劲地打情骂俏使得她非常厌倦。
• 短暂的风流韵事
  a short sexual relationship with sb that is not taken seriously

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP (和…)调情;(和…)打情骂俏
  If youflirtwithsomeone, you behave as if you are sexually attracted to them, in a playful or not very serious way.
  1. Dad's flirting with all the ladies, or they're all flirting with him, as usual...
     和平常一样，爸爸在和所有的女士调情，或者说所有的女士都在和他调情。
  2. He flirts outrageously.
     他肆无忌惮地调情。
• 调情老手
  Someone who is aflirtlikes to flirt a lot.
• VERB 不认真地考虑;有…的念头(或想法)
  If youflirtwiththe idea of something, you consider it but do not do anything about it.
  1. Di Pietro, 45, has been flirting with the idea of a political career.
     迪彼得罗，45 岁，一直有从政的念头。
  2. They flirted with the idea of making records throughout the 1980s.
     他们想过要在20世纪80年代不停地出唱片。

英英释义

noun

• playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
  Synonym:flirtflirtingcoquetrydalliancetoying

双语例句

• A misunderstanding, a betrayed confidence, an underpaid loan, an ill-conceived flirtation.
  一个误解，一个被泄露的秘密，一笔没有偿还的借款，一次有欠考虑的轻俏之举。
• But her mother heard, and Joan's simple vanity, having been denied the hope of a dashing marriage, fed itself as well as it could upon the sensation of a dashing flirtation.
  但是她的母亲却听见了，琼简单的虚荣心在高攀一门婚事的希望落空以后，因此就到女儿被人追求这件事上去寻求感情上的满足。
• But China has reason to suspect japan's military flirtation with australia.
  中国有理由怀疑日本与澳大利亚之间暧昧的军事关系。
• Aquarius is too independent for our fish, who considers the mere hint of flirtation as a serious betrayal.
  双鱼座觉得水瓶座太独立，双鱼座认为少许调情就是严重背叛。
• Was I correct to detect traces of flirtation at the ends of her sentences and the corners of her smiles, or was this merely my own desire projected onto the face of innocence?
  她话语结尾处以及笑容背后有挑逗的痕迹，我探查的准确吗？或者只是我在把自己的意愿强加给这张无辜的面容？
• But if there is no reciprocation, flirtation or feelings, then your heart might be in for a let down.
  但是如果你的知己并没有对你的互动、调情和爱意感情，那么，你的心或许应该放下了。
• I think he realizes that his presumptuous little flirtation is over.
  我想他明白他那狂妄的小小的调情已经完了。
• A brief and unsuccessful flirtation with the property market
  对房地产市场一时兴起、并不成功的介入
• If you do, you're likely to anger your significant other or spoil a promising flirtation.
  如果你真的做出行动，你很可能激怒你的另一半或者是毁掉很有前途的暧昧哦。
• Your colleague has evidently mastered Rule Number One: all flirtation must be spread widely and thinly.
  你这位同事明显掌握了调情法则一：调情必须广泛展开，点到为止。