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

• And if hedge-fund companies are salivating to get going in Asia, it isn't hard to see why.
  如果说对冲基金公司垂涎亚洲市场？其原因也不难看出。
• Global investors are salivating over Africa.
  国际投资商们都对非洲这块肥肉垂涎欲滴。
• While Roger Goodell had to watch a team no one cared about a month ago crashing his Super Bowl, Stern can start salivating at the prospect of another boffo matchup in the NBA Finals in June.
  当罗杰。古戴尔在一个月前关心那支球队拿得超级碗冠军时，斯特恩已经对六月的NBA总决赛虎视眈眈。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many Christian missionary groups are salivating at the opportunity to compete for all those heathen souls in the Orient.
  许多基督传教士团体都在垂涎这个机会，以此来争取更多的东方异教徒的心。
• This also paves the way for the introduction of third-generation licences – a prospect that has had foreign companies salivating.
  这也为3G牌照的发放铺平了道路&这一前景已令外国公司垂涎三尺。