词族 · salivate
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。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 1. Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
- 所有狗看到食物都会流口水。
- 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.
- 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.