"play a trick on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 捉弄
• 開玩笑 (針對某人)

Definition

以開玩笑或幽默的方式捉弄某人，通常無意造成傷害。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式用語，常用於朋友之間。“play a trick on someone”表示輕鬆、無惡意地捉弄對方。和“prank”不同，prank 有時更嚴重。

Examples

Did you play a trick on your brother?

你**捉弄**了你弟弟嗎？

The kids played a trick on their teacher.

孩子們**捉弄了**老師。

Don’t play a trick on me, please.

請不要**捉弄**我。

We decided to play a trick on Sarah for her birthday.

我們決定在莎拉生日時**捉弄**她一下。

He always tries to play tricks on people at work, but it’s usually harmless.

他總是在工作時**捉弄**別人，不過通常沒惡意。

I couldn’t believe they played a trick on me and hid my keys!

我簡直不敢相信他們**捉弄了我**，把我的鑰匙藏起來了！