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

• Breeze slowly sent aromas of peach intoxicate, let a person be salivating.
  轻风徐徐送来蜜桃醉人的芳香，让人垂涎欲滴。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But rather than salivating after the Goldmans of the world they should learn from HSBC, which has struggled to realise its global investment banking ambitions.
  但它们不该对全球的“高盛们”羡慕不已，而应该多研究一下汇丰（hsbc）该行一直难以实现其在全球投行方面的雄心。
• With the global economy tentatively emerging from recession, and investors salivating over the remaining banks 'apparent return to significant profitability, some are beginning to ask: Did we really need to suffer so much?
  随着全球经济试探性地走出衰退，投资者对幸存银行明显恢复可观的盈利能力垂涎不已。一些人开始疑惑：我们真的需要付出如此大的代价吗？
• 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。
• Investors have been described by the media as salivating and flooding underwriters with orders.
  媒体报道称，投资者垂涎于这次IPO，承销商已被订单淹没。