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tantalizing

英 [ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ]

美 [ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ]

v.  (以可望而不可即之物)逗引,招惹,使干着急
tantalize的现在分词

现在分词:tantalizing 

BNC.35345 / COCA.17372

柯林斯词典

    in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 tantalise

  • 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.
    1. 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。
    2. ...the dreams of democracy that have so tantalized them.
      他们可望而不可即的民主梦想

英英释义

adj

  • very pleasantly inviting
    1. a tantalizing aroma
    2. a tempting repast
    Synonym:tantalisingtempting
  • arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
    1. a tantalizing taste of success
    Synonym:tantalising

双语例句

  • The younger woman could almost smell the tantalizing aroma of purple lilacs.
    这位年轻妇女几乎嗅到了紫丁香诱人的芬芳。
  • Replicas of five tiny bronze figurines-dancers and musicians escorted by a jester-provide a tantalizing glimpse into Myanmar's ( Burma's) history.
    五个复制的小铜像与小丑一起的演奏者和舞蹈者勾起了我们对于缅甸历史的兴趣。
  • In the mean time, more and more major firms are likely to find the technology's flexibility and low costs too tantalizing to resist.
    与此同时,越来越多的大公司可能会发现这种技术的灵活性和低廉的成本让人难以抵抗。
  • "Viking" provided tantalizing support on both sides of the question.
    “海盗”号再次给两方面都提供了似是而非的佐证。
  • This was my first tantalizing glimpse of the islands.
    这是我第一眼看见的这些岛屿的动人美景。
  • I knew the gifts I already had were not those of which friends had thrown out such tantalizing hints, and my teacher said the presents I was to have would be even nicer than these.
    我知道我的礼物不会是像朋友们暗示的那些东西,我的老师告诉我,我得到的礼物要比传言中的东西好得多。
  • But the clues so far are tantalizing.
    但线索迄今尚不明朗。
  • Come here for great dim sum and tantalizing cocktails.
    来到这里,为伟大的点心和诱人的鸡尾酒。
  • Being nurtured now give us some tantalizing hints of what's to come.
    给我们提供了一些十分诱人的线索。
  • The bread department features the tantalizing smell of fresh baked bread& cakes.
    面包部门特点的新鲜出炉的面包和蛋糕诱人的香味。