tantalize

verb

1. （以可望而不可即之物）逗引，招惹，使干着急
   to make a person or an animal want sth that they cannot have or do

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 tantalise


1. VERB 使(某人)想要却得不到(某物);逗引;挑逗;撩拨
   If someone or something tantalizes you, 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

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. I want to know what you do these days! Don't tantalize me again veduchina!
   我就想知道你最近在干什么？别跟我卖关子文国！
3. These people are trying to tantalize China into a mishap that they started in the cold-war period and alienate her from vast majority of the developing countries.
   他们想拉中国“下水”，承担冷战时期他们所犯下的错误，同时又希望借此分化中国与广大发展中国家之间的关系。
4. He tried to tantalize me by revealing that the Soviet Union was prepared to discuss a package deal.
   他想要逗弄我，于是就露出口风说，苏联愿意讨论一揽子交易。
5. It's not her purpose to tantalize that guy, he is too bananas, not her type.
   她并非要招惹那男人，他太疯不是她要的型。
6. The considerate hostess removed the strawberry shortcake from the table so as not to tantalize her weight-conscious guest.
   体贴心细的女主人将草莓油酥糕从桌上拿走，这样那些担心体重的客人就不会因看到却吃不着而难受了。
7. Science fiction writers and computer scientists tantalize us with visions of artificial intelligence: computers that think for themselves.
   科幻小说家和计算机科学家总是用人工智能来迷惑我们，计算机可以自我思考。
8. Give the dog the bone don't tantalize him.
   把那块骨头给那条狗吧&别让它乾着急了。

verb

1. harass with persistent criticism or carping
   1. The children teased the new teacher
   2. Don't ride me so hard over my failure
   3. His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie

   Synonym:    teaserazzragcodtantalisebaittaunttwitrallyride