0 conversation that is funny and not serious -- 開玩笑，逗樂
He considered himself a master of witty banter. 他認為自己是風趣幽默的玩笑大王。
1 to talk to someone in a friendly and humorous way -- （善意地）取笑，逗弄
He stood around bantering with his colleagues. 他轉來轉去，與同事們打趣逗樂。
Mathis sometimes even banters directly at audience members.
The language is unaffected and the tone bantering.
Many cold openings in sitcoms do not set up the plot but usually involve physical comedy or bantering.
The cobbler brushes them off with bantering complaints about his lot as a shoemaker, poet, and widower.
The language, rich in puns and allusions, is delivered in a rapid, bantering style.
He developed a reputation as a calm and skilled negotiator, and generally tried to remain above the partisan bantering that frequently dominates legislative sittings.
Mathis has bantered directly at audience members, resulting in laughter.
There is no need for any political banter or point-scoring.
