tantalize
英 [ˈtæntəlaɪz]
美 [ˈtæntəlaɪz]
v. (以可望而不可即之物)逗引,招惹,使干着急
现在分词:tantalizing 第三人称单数:tantalizes 过去式:tantalized 过去分词:tantalized
Collins.1 / BNC.33312 / COCA.15919
牛津词典
verb
- (以可望而不可即之物)逗引,招惹,使干着急
to make a person or an animal want sth that they cannot have or do
柯林斯词典
- VERB 使(某人)想要却得不到(某物);逗引;挑逗;撩拨
If someone or somethingtantalizesyou, they make you feel hopeful and excited about getting what you want, usually before disappointing you by not letting you have what they appeared to offer.- The boy would come into the room and tantalize the dog with his feed.
那个男孩会到房间里拿狗食逗弄狗。 - ...the dreams of democracy that have so tantalized them.
他们可望而不可即的民主梦想
- The boy would come into the room and tantalize the dog with his feed.
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 tantalise
英英释义
verb
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
双语例句
- The considerate hostess removed the strawberry shortcake from the table so as not to tantalize her weight-conscious guest.
体贴心细的女主人将草莓油酥糕从桌上拿走,这样那些担心体重的客人就不会因看到却吃不着而难受了。 - These people are trying to tantalize China into a mishap that they started in the cold-war period and alienate her from vast majority of the developing countries.
他们想拉中国“下水”,承担冷战时期他们所犯下的错误,同时又希望借此分化中国与广大发展中国家之间的关系。 - I want to know what you do these days! Don't tantalize me again veduchina!
我就想知道你最近在干什么?别跟我卖关子文国! - The boy would come into the room and tantalize the dog with his feed.
那个男孩会到房间里拿狗食逗弄狗。 - Science fiction writers and computer scientists tantalize us with visions of artificial intelligence: computers that think for themselves.
科幻小说家和计算机科学家总是用人工智能来迷惑我们,计算机可以自我思考。 - It's not her purpose to tantalize that guy, he is too bananas, not her type.
她并非要招惹那男人,他太疯不是她要的型。 - He tried to tantalize me by revealing that the Soviet Union was prepared to discuss a package deal.
他想要逗弄我,于是就露出口风说,苏联愿意讨论一揽子交易。 - Give the dog the bone don't tantalize him.
把那块骨头给那条狗吧&别让它乾着急了。