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。
• 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。
• 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。
• So the real question is, who gets it? It sure would make a tantalizing acquisition for someone.
  因此，真正的问题是下一个买家会是谁？某些人迫切地想收购克莱斯勒。
• A few tantalizing sips was all I had ever had, and certainly never my own bottle.
  我只是迫不及待地啜过几小口，从来没有自己喝过一瓶。
• Secrets are tantalizing plot drivers in many a movie and TV show ('Downton Abbey 'fans, you know this).
  在很多电影和电视剧中，秘密是引人入胜的情节推动器（《唐顿庄园》（DowntonAbbey）的粉丝们，你们懂的）。
• Created a snack that has been tantalizing taste buds for nearly four decades.
  因而创造出了刺激众多人味觉将近40年的小吃。
• She met his eagerness with that smiling, tantalizing passivity.
  她以笑盈盈的、半推半就的姿态对付他那热切的情意。