tantalize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tan·ta·lize (also tantalise British English) /ˈtæntəl-aɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive] PROMISEto show or promise something that someone really wants, but then not allow them to have it 使〔某人想要某物却得不到而〕干着急；逗引；撩拨→ See Verb table
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tantalize• It goes as far as it can and waits there for a while, its big eyes staring up, tantalized.• What were her many mysteries, she tantalized herself, replaying all the loves she'd ever known.• It was wiser not to tantalize oneself.Origin tantalize (1500-1600) Tantalus king in an ancient Greek story who had to stand up to his chin in water under a fruit tree, but was unable to reach either the water to drink or the fruit to eattan·ta·lize verbChineseSyllable
show or someone something Corpus really promise wants, to that
tantalize
tan‧ta‧lize
(also tantalise British English) /ˈtæntəl-aɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
tan‧ta‧lize
(also tantalise British English) /ˈtæntəl-aɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Tantalus king in an ancient Greek story who had to stand up to his chin in water under a fruit tree, but was unable to reach either the water to drink or the fruit to eat
to show or promise something that someone really wants, but then not allow them to have it
Origin: Tantalus king in an ancient Greek story who had to stand up to his chin in water under a fruit tree, but was unable to reach either the water to drink or the fruit to eat
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