salivate

US [ˈsælɪˌveɪt]
UK [ˈsælɪveɪt]
  • v.（尤指看到或嗅到食物时）垂涎
  • Web分泌唾液；过量分泌唾液；流口水
Simple Present：salivates  Present Participle：salivating  Past Tense：salivated  

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

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AllAll,垂涎垂涎,分泌唾液分泌唾液,过量分泌唾液过量分泌唾液,流口水流口水
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1.
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。
zhèng rú bā fǔ luò fū de gǒu yī tīng dào líng jiù fēn mì tuò yè , rén yù shàng hé mǒu xiē shí pǐn yǒu guān de huó dòng jiù huì xiǎng dào chī 。
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2.
THE American offer would have made almost any country's leader salivate.
美国人开出的优厚条件几乎可以让任何国家的领导人垂涎。
měi guó rén kāi chū de yōu hòu tiáo jiàn jī hū kě yǐ ràng rèn hé guó jiā de lǐng dǎo rén chuí xián 。
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3.
Or perhaps you salivate at the prospect of eggs from Siberian sturgeon raised in the lap of luxury on a French aquafarm.
也有可能，你会想到某个法国水产养殖场里那些养尊处优的西伯利亚鲟鱼，为它们的鱼卵垂涎三尺。
yě yǒu kě néng , nǐ huì xiǎng dào mǒu gè fǎ guó shuǐ chǎn yǎng zhí chǎng lǐ nà xiē yǎng zūn chǔ yōu de xī bó lì yà xún yú , wèi tā men de yú luǎn chuí xián sān chǐ 。
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4.
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。
zài yī sī tǎn bù ěr ā sēn nà hé bā sài luó nà zhī jiān de duì jué , jiāng shì dà jiā tǎo lùn de zuì hòu jié jú 。
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5.
Red made us salivate at the fresh limpid cherries, brighten delicate roses, and juice-abundant melon flesh.
晶莹剔透的樱桃，鲜艳欲滴的玫瑰，汁水丰盈的瓜瓤，红色让我们垂涎。
jīng yíng tī tòu de yīng táo , xiān yàn yù dī de méi guī , zhī shuǐ fēng yíng de guā ráng , hóng sè ràng wǒ men chuí xián 。
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6.
Only if it makes you salivate with desire.
只有当这让你渴望到”垂涎“的时候；
zhǐ yǒu dāng zhè ràng nǐ kě wàng dào " chuí xián " de shí hou ;
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7.
Selling cars to the bicycling masses of China is a prospect to make any carmaker salivate .
向中国这样一个大部分人骑自行车的国家兜售汽车是会令每一个汽车生产商垂涎的事情。
xiàng zhōng guó zhè yàng yī gè dà bù fen rén qí zì xíng chē de guó jiā dōu shòu qì chē shì huì lìng měi yī gè qì chē shēng chǎn shāng chuí xián de shì qíng 。
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8.
Developers salivate at the prospect of markets opening in India and Japan.
开发商还垂涎于印度和日本市场的前景。
kāi fā shāng hái chuí xián yú yìn dù hé rì běn shì chǎng de qián jǐng 。
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9.
But there are plenty of reasons for risk-takers to salivate over the region.
但是仍然有许多理由让这些风险家们对这个地区垂涎三尺。
dàn shì réng rán yǒu xǔ duō lǐ yóu ràng zhè xiē fēng xiǎn jiā men duì zhè ge dì qū chuí xián sān chǐ 。
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10.
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。
wài guó sī rén gǔ běn gōng sī chuí xián zhōng guó zēng zhǎng gù shi suǒ chéng xiàn de jī yù 。
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