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

• Replicas of five tiny bronze figurines-dancers and musicians escorted by a jester-provide a tantalizing glimpse into Myanmar's ( Burma's) history.
  五个复制的小铜像与小丑一起的演奏者和舞蹈者勾起了我们对于缅甸历史的兴趣。
• Come here for great dim sum and tantalizing cocktails.
  来到这里，为伟大的点心和诱人的鸡尾酒。
• Being nurtured now give us some tantalizing hints of what's to come.
  给我们提供了一些十分诱人的线索。
• But the clues so far are tantalizing.
  但线索迄今尚不明朗。
• Alas, life is simply too full of tantalizing time-sucks.
  哎！生活的可悲仅在于太多的时间被浪费了。
• It's cruel, really, to put tantalizing ideas on the table and then ask the audience to be satisfied with a shoot-out and a martial arts duel.
  这是残酷的，真实的，将诱人的主题摆到桌面上，然后要观众给枪法和打斗场面打分。
• Secrets are tantalizing plot drivers in many a movie and TV show ('Downton Abbey 'fans, you know this).
  在很多电影和电视剧中，秘密是引人入胜的情节推动器（《唐顿庄园》（DowntonAbbey）的粉丝们，你们懂的）。
• 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。
• A few tantalizing sips was all I had ever had, and certainly never my own bottle.
  我只是迫不及待地啜过几小口，从来没有自己喝过一瓶。
• 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。