salivates
英 [ˈsælɪveɪts]
美 [ˈsælɪveɪts]
v. (尤指看到或嗅到食物时)垂涎，流口水
salivate的第三人称单数
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 animals salivate, they produce a lot of saliva in their mouth, often as a result of seeing or smelling food.- Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
所有狗看到食物都会流口水。
- Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
- VERB 垂涎;渴望
If you say that someone is salivating over something such as the chance to make a lot of money, you are emphasizing that you disapprove of their pleasure or eagerness.- 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。 - 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。
- Johnson was salivating over the millions he stood to make...
双语例句
- A dog salivates when it sees a bone.
狗见到骨头就大量分泌唾液。