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salivate的意思

salivate
英式音标['sælɪvet]
美式英标['sælɪveɪt]

基本解释

vt. 使流涎;使过量分泌唾液

vi. 分泌唾液;流口水

中文词源

salivate 垂涎,流口水

saliva,痰,唾液,-ate,使。引申词义垂涎,流口水。

英文词源

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.

实用例句

1. Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
所有狗看到食物都会流口水。
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2. Jake heard the meowing and immediately began to salivate.
杰克听到喵喵叫声后,立即开始分泌唾液.
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3. A showdown in Istanbul between Arsenal and Barcelona would certainly be a final to salivate.
在伊斯坦布尔阿森纳和巴赛罗那之间的对决,将是大家讨论的最后结局.
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