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

• 'he went on,' I cannot think why you are so tantalizing.
  啊，苔丝！他继续说，我不该以为你在逗着我玩吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• These online environments offer tantalizing glimpses of how millions of avatars interact on a daily basis outside of a laboratory setting and what users derive from that experience.
  这些网络环境下如何提供诱人的数以百万计的替身扶轮少年服务团在每日的生活中，在实验室背景和用户源自这个经验。
• Still, the idea of an industry-changing ITV remains a tantalizing one.
  不过，这依然阻挡不了我们对颠覆性的iTV充满期待与渴望。
• Half numbed by this tantalizing remark he walked slowly away, looking back at her over his shoulder.
  贾瑞听了，身上已木了半边，慢慢的一面走着，一面回过头来看。
• The study also holds out the tantalizing possibility that an investor following the formula can perform even better than Berkshire.
  另外，这项研究也展示了一种撩拨人心的可能性：遵守这套公式的投资者甚至可以取得比伯克希尔还要好的成绩。
• 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。
• 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。