salivate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Biology

sal·i·vate /ˈsælɪveɪt/ verb [intransitive]  1. HBto produce more saliva in your mouth than usual, especially because you see or smell food 〔尤指因见到或闻到食物而〕流口水，垂涎2  to look at or show interest in something or someone in a way that shows you like or want them very much – used to show disapproval 垂涎〔含贬义〕 SYN droolsalivate at/over The media are salivating over the story. 媒体对这则新闻趋之若鹜。 —salivation /ˌsæləˈveɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

salivate• Control of those dollars has the governor and lawmakers salivating.• Dunn's mouth was open so long that it dried inside and he could not swallow or salivate.• When food is placed in your mouth, you can not choose not to salivate.• He says when it was brought in it was salivating and aggressive.• A lot of people on Wall Street are salivating at the prospect of having $ 150 billion a year rolling in.• Investors are salivating at the thought of a vast new market.• Clinton must salivate just thinking of how great it would be to be able to operate like that.• More people bring more power, which is why Republicans are salivating over the 2000 census data.• Just the sort of thing that tends to get desperate politicians and bureaucrats salivating over the prospect of annexation.salivate at/over• More people bring more power, which is why Republicans are salivating over the 2000 census data.• Just the sort of thing that tends to get desperate politicians and bureaucrats salivating over the prospect of annexation.• A lot of people on Wall Street are salivating at the prospect of having $ 150 billion a year rolling in.

sal·i·vate verbChineseSyllable  

in your mouth to more because especially than Corpus saliva usual, produce

salivate
sal‧i‧vate /ˈsæləveɪt, ˈsælɪveɪt/ verb [intransitive]
1. to produce more saliva in your mouth than usual, especially because you see or smell food
2. to look at or show interest in something or someone in a way that shows you like or want them very much – used to show disapproval
   SYN  drool
    salivate at/over
    The media are salivating over the story.
—salivation /ˌsæləˈveɪʃən, ˌsælɪˈveɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

sali·vateBrE /ˈsælɪveɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsælɪveɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they salivate BrE /ˈsælɪveɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsælɪveɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it salivates BrE /ˈsælɪveɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsælɪveɪts/ 🔊past simple salivated BrE /ˈsælɪveɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsælɪveɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle salivated BrE /ˈsælɪveɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsælɪveɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form salivating BrE /ˈsælɪveɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsælɪveɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (formal) to produce more saliva in your mouth than usual, especially when you see or smell food （尤指看到或嗅到食物时）垂涎，流口水◆(figurative) He was salivating over the thought of the million dollars. 想到那一百万美元，他垂涎欲滴。🔊🔊▸ sali·va·tion BrE /ˌsælɪˈveɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsælɪˈveɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]