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

• 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。
• But none of this is stopping distressed debt investors from salivating at the feast that China could potentially serve up.
  但上述种种情况，并不能阻止不良债务投资者垂涎中国可能提供的盛宴。
• 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。
• Superannuated cold warriors and neo-conservatives are salivating over the notion of a new cold war with Russia.
  想到与俄罗斯爆发新冷战，过时的冷战分子与新保守主义者就垂涎欲滴。
• 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。
• But the Note 4 has at least a half-dozen clever features that should prompt even the most die-hard Apple fan to begin salivating.
  但Note4至少有6项更智能的特色，它们应该会促使即便是最忠实的苹果粉丝开始流口水。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。