teaser

英 [ˈtiːzə(r)]

美 [ˈtiːzər]

n. 难题; 棘手的问题; 前导广告，悬念式广告(含蓄而引人好奇)

复数：teasers　

BNC.33270 / COCA.21583

牛津词典

noun

难题；棘手的问题
a difficult problem or question
前导广告，悬念式广告（含蓄而引人好奇）
an advertisement for a product that does not mention the name of the product or say much about it but is intended to make people interested and likely to pay attention to later advertisements

(尤指竞赛中的)难题，棘手的问题
Ateaseris a difficult question, especially one in a competition.
爱戏弄别人的人
Ateaseris someone who makes fun of people in a slightly cruel way.

noun

a device for teasing wool
1. a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers
a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
Synonym:tormentertormentor
an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
1. he loved to solve chessmate puzzles
2. that's a real puzzler
Synonym:puzzlepuzzlermystifier
an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
Synonym:teaseannoyervexer
a worker who teases wool