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　

TEM8

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
  1. He was salivating over the thought of the million dollars.
     想到那一百万元，他垂涎欲滴。

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.
  1. Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
     所有狗看到食物都会流口水。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• produce saliva
  1. We salivated when he described the great meal
• be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
  1. She was salivating over the raise she anticipated
  Synonym:drool

双语例句

• Foreign private equity firms salivate at the prospects offered by the Chinese growth story.
  外国私人股本公司垂涎中国增长故事所呈现的机遇。
• Conclusions The main risk factors of nosocomial infection of inpatients with psychopathy are long course of disease, frequency of hospitalization, long time of stay-in hospital, side effect of drugs ( salivate) and self-care ability.
  结论病程长短、住院次数、住院时间、药物副反应（流涎）及自我照顾能力为医院感染发生的相关因素。
• Chewing gum makes you salivate if your mouth is dry and causing bad breath.
  如果你感到口干和有口臭时，嚼口香糖可促使唾液的分泌。
• Fans of the Strategy pattern will likely have already started to salivate uncontrollably.
  Strategy模式的粉丝们可能已经开始唾沫横飞了。
• 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。
• Don't just salivate, come buy some taffy now.
  别光会流口水，快买些太妃糖吧。
• The thought of all that delicious food made me salivate.
  想起那些美味佳肴使我流涎。
• Just as Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate at the sound of a bell, the activities we associate with food can become signals to eat.
  正如巴甫洛夫的狗一听到铃就分泌唾液，人遇上和某些食品有关的活动就会想到吃。
• 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。
• You know, your father used to salivate over my meals.
  你知道的，你老爸一直对我做的菜垂涎三尺。