"jerk around" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 耍弄
• 捉弄
• 敷衍

Definition

用開玩笑、敷衍或不認真對待的方式對待某人，讓其覺得被耍弄或浪費時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語化，有時帶點無禮，用於對方敷衍、耍弄或不誠實時，常見於否定語氣如“Don't jerk me around.” 著重情感上的愚弄，不是身體上的欺負。

Examples

Stop jerking around and tell me the truth.

別再**耍弄**我了，告訴我真相。

He hates when people jerk him around at work.

他討厭被同事**耍弄**。

Don't jerk around your friends like that.

不要這樣**捉弄**你的朋友。

Are you seriously jerking me around about these tickets, or are they really sold out?

你真的在**耍弄**我這些票嗎，還是已經賣光了？

I've had enough of them jerking us around; let's just go somewhere else.

我受夠了他們**耍弄我們**了，我們去別的地方吧。

You can tell she's jerking him around—he keeps waiting for her calls that never come.

很明顯她在**耍弄**他——他一直等她打來，但電話從沒來過。