salivating

英 [ˈsælɪveɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈsælɪveɪtɪŋ]

v.  (尤指看到或嗅到食物时)垂涎，流口水
salivate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB (常指因见到或闻到食物而)分泌唾液，流口水，垂涎
  When people or animalssalivate, they produce a lot of saliva in their mouth, often as a result of seeing or smelling food.
  1. Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
     所有狗看到食物都会流口水。
• VERB 垂涎;渴望
  If you say that someoneis salivating oversomething such as the chance to make a lot of money, you are emphasizing that you disapprove of their pleasure or eagerness.
  1. Johnson was salivating over the millions he stood to make...
     约翰逊对快要到手的几百万垂涎欲滴。
  2. American companies were salivating at the juicy contracts for rebuilding Kuwait that were likely to come their way.
     重建科威特的合同利润丰厚，对于他们有望分得的那一杯羹，美国各公司都垂涎欲滴。

双语例句

• Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet.
  狗并不像一般人认为的那样通过流口水排汗。它是通过脚底的肉趾排汗的。
• Breeze slowly sent aromas of peach intoxicate, let a person be salivating.
  轻风徐徐送来蜜桃醉人的芳香，让人垂涎欲滴。
• The emergence of second and third-tier Chinese cities with big populations has businesses salivating at the prospects of a consumer bonanza.
  中国拥有庞大人口规模的二、三线城市的出现，令企业对可能产生的消费热潮垂涎不已。
• For more than two years funds have been salivating over the slew of assets that Europe's banks will have to sell.
  在长达两年多的时间里，资金一直觊觎欧洲银行将售出的那些资产。
• But the Note 4 has at least a half-dozen clever features that should prompt even the most die-hard Apple fan to begin salivating.
  但Note4至少有6项更智能的特色，它们应该会促使即便是最忠实的苹果粉丝开始流口水。
• Global investors are salivating over Africa.
  国际投资商们都对非洲这块肥肉垂涎欲滴。
• Johnson was salivating over the millions he stood to make
  约翰逊对快要到手的几百万垂涎欲滴。
• This may seem small, but contractors, facing stagnant budgets at home, are salivating.
  这一数字或许看起来不大，但面对本国国防预算停滞不前的承包商却对此垂涎三尺。
• Investors have been described by the media as salivating and flooding underwriters with orders.
  媒体报道称，投资者垂涎于这次IPO，承销商已被订单淹没。
• But rather than salivating after the Goldmans of the world they should learn from HSBC, which has struggled to realise its global investment banking ambitions.
  但它们不该对全球的“高盛们”羡慕不已，而应该多研究一下汇丰（hsbc）该行一直难以实现其在全球投行方面的雄心。