salivate
英 [ˈsælɪveɪt]
美 [ˈsælɪveɪt]
v. (尤指看到或嗅到食物时)垂涎,流口水
过去式:salivated 现在分词:salivating 第三人称单数:salivates 过去分词:salivated
BNC.34351 / COCA.21527
牛津词典
verb
- (尤指看到或嗅到食物时)垂涎,流口水
to produce more saliva in your mouth than usual, especially when you see or smell food- He was salivating over the thought of the million dollars.
想到那一百万元,他垂涎欲滴。
- He was salivating over the thought of the million dollars.
柯林斯词典
- VERB (常指因见到或闻到食物而)分泌唾液,流口水,垂涎
When people or animalssalivate, they produce a lot of saliva in their mouth, often as a result of seeing or smelling food.- Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
所有狗看到食物都会流口水。
- Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
- VERB 垂涎;渴望
If you say that someoneis salivating oversomething such as the chance to make a lot of money, you are emphasizing that you disapprove of their pleasure or eagerness.- Johnson was salivating over the millions he stood to make...
约翰逊对快要到手的几百万垂涎欲滴。 - American companies were salivating at the juicy contracts for rebuilding Kuwait that were likely to come their way.
重建科威特的合同利润丰厚,对于他们有望分得的那一杯羹,美国各公司都垂涎欲滴。
- Johnson was salivating over the millions he stood to make...
英英释义
verb
- produce saliva
- We salivated when he described the great meal
- be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
- She was salivating over the raise she anticipated
双语例句
- Don't just salivate, come buy some taffy now.
别光会流口水,快买些太妃糖吧。 - Lesson: Employers salivate over perfect fit candidates.
经验:招聘者们都对完美适合的求职者求贤若渴。 - Selling cars to the bicycling masses of China is a prospect to make any carmaker salivate.
向绝大多数以自行车代步的中国人卖车的美好前景,足以让任何一家汽车制造商垂涎三尺。 - Red made us salivate at the fresh and limpid cherries, bright and delicate roses, and juice-abundant melon flesh.
晶莹剔透的樱桃,鲜艳欲滴的玫瑰,汁水丰盈的瓜瓤,红色让我们垂涎。 - This dog one but walk out of a door, do not identify the home, loaf about everywhere, the cry is hoarse, chin below paralytic, salivate.
该犬一但走出家门,不认家,四处游荡,叫声嘶哑,下颔麻痹,流涎。 - Johnson was salivating over the millions he stood to make
约翰逊对快要到手的几百万垂涎欲滴。 - Only if it makes you salivate with desire.
只有当这让你渴望到”垂涎“的时候; - Pleasant food aromas stimulate an involuntary physiological reaction: the mouth will salivate and the stomach will contract, mimicking hunger pangs, she says.
她说:令人愉悦的食物的香味会刺激不自觉的生理反应:嘴里分泌唾液、胃部收缩,模仿出饥饿感。 - A$ 20 billion number would make any investor salivate, but when divided between buybacks and dividends, it's pocket change compared to the share repurchase announcements other companies have made in 2014.
200亿美元的数额会让任何一位投资垂涎,但这笔钱需要在回购和派息之间进行分配。与2014年其他公司宣布的股票回购相比,这笔钱只能算是零花钱。 - I salivate over your beauty, sugar.
宝贝儿我对你的美色垂涎三尺。