titillate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tit·il·late /ˈtɪtəleɪt/ verb [transitive]  EXCITEDif a picture or a story titillates someone, it makes them feel sexually interested 使感到性兴奋 —titillating adjective —titillation /ˌtɪtəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

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titillate• It was rubbing up and down as if he were titillating an unseen erogenous zone.• Even when the lubricious Cardinal is titillated by his chair-straddling mistress, it is in the shadow of an overhanging jewelled crucifix.• He titillated himself with thoughts of her applying that cruelty to him.• The sex scandal is titillating the American public.• Details of the sex scandal are being revealed just to titillate the public, not inform them.Origin titillate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of titillare “to tickle”

tit·il·late verbChineseSyllable  

if titillates someone, it story a a picture or Corpus

titillate
tit‧il‧late /ˈtɪtəleɪt, ˈtɪtɪleɪt/ verb [transitive]if a picture or a story titillates someone, it makes them feel sexually interested
—titillating adjective
—titillation /ˌtɪtəˈleɪʃən, ˌtɪtɪˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

tit·il·lateBrE /ˈtɪtɪleɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɪtɪleɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they titillate BrE /ˈtɪtɪleɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪtɪleɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it titillates BrE /ˈtɪtɪleɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪtɪleɪts/ 🔊past simple titillated BrE /ˈtɪtɪleɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪtɪleɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle titillated BrE /ˈtɪtɪleɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪtɪleɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form titillating BrE /ˈtɪtɪleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪtɪleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] (often disapproving) to interest or excite sb, especially in a sexual way 使兴奋；煽情；煽动情欲◆titillating pictures煽动情欲的图画◆~ sth a story intended to titillate the imagination of the public意欲煽动公众想象力的故事▸ tit·il·la·tion BrE /ˌtɪtɪˈleɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtɪtɪˈleɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]