salivate
salivate 英 [ˈsælɪveɪt] 美 [ˈsæləˌvet]
vt. 使流涎；使过量分泌唾液 vi. 分泌唾液；流口水
进行时:salivating 过去式:salivated 过去分词:salivated 第三人称单数:salivates 名词复数:salivates
- To salivate is to drool, or to produce saliva. People also figuratively salivate over things they desire.
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- vt. 使流涎；使过量分泌唾液
- vi. 分泌唾液；流口水
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1. They don't salivate at the thought of a great steak.
她们不会因为想到一块美味牛排而流口水。
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2. And we salivate each time we hear the beep or vibration of a new text message.
听到手机新短信的铃声或是震动就流口水，迫不及待要看看内容。
- salivate (v.) 1650s, "cause to produce saliva;" intransitive sense from 1680s, from Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare, from saliva (see saliva). Figurative use in reference to anticipation by 1965. Related: Salivated; salivating.
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