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drool

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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drool /druːl/ verb  1 [intransitive, transitive]HBH British English to let saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) come out of your mouth 流口水,垂涎 slobber The dog was drooling at the mouth. 那狗嘴上流着口水。2 LOOK AT[intransitive] to show in a silly way that you like someone or something a lot 垂涎,痴迷drool over He was drooling over a Porsche. 他对一辆保时捷很眼馋。
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Examples from the Corpus
droolAt thirty to forty-five minutes, mouthing and lip-smacking movements begin, and the infant begins to drool.This game shamelessly rips it off in a way that would have most copyright lawyers drooling.This stupid dog drools all over the place.These drooling mutts get into all sorts of trouble during their free time on the streets.So great, your co-workers will be drooling over it.And they drooled over its yellow and blue ironwork.Then, over a light lunch, which had set her mistreated tastebuds drooling, she had planned her strategy.drool overSarah was drooling over the lead singer through the whole concert.
Origin drool (1800-1900) Perhaps from drivel
drool verbChinese
(=the in to liquid let Corpus saliva


drool
drool /druːl/ verb
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Perhaps from drivel
1. [intransitive and transitive] British English to let saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) come out of your mouth ⇨ slobber:
    The dog was drooling at the mouth.
2. [intransitive] to show in a silly way that you like someone or something a lot
    drool over
    He was drooling over a Porsche.


droolBrE /druːl/ 🔊NAmE /druːl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they drool BrE /druːl/ 🔊 NAmE /druːl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it drools BrE /druːlz/ 🔊 NAmE /druːlz/ 🔊past simple drooled BrE /druːld/ 🔊 NAmE /druːld/ 🔊past participle drooled BrE /druːld/ 🔊 NAmE /druːld/ 🔊 -ing form drooling BrE /ˈdruːlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdruːlɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to let saliva (= liquid) come out of your mouth 垂涎;淌口水 SYN dribble The dog was drooling at the mouth. 狗嘴里淌着口水。🔊🔊 [intransitive] ~ (over sb/sth) (disapproving) to show in a silly or exaggerated way that you want or admire sb/sth very much (对…)垂涎欲滴,过分痴迷teenagers drooling over photos of movie stars对电影明星照片如痴如醉的青少年