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

• The first addressed the tantalizing question: What qualities of a movie best predict Oscars nominations?
  第一篇解答了一直困扰人们的问题：一部影片具备什么样的条件才能获得奥斯卡提名？
• Half numbed by this tantalizing remark he walked slowly away, looking back at her over his shoulder.
  贾瑞听了，身上已木了半边，慢慢的一面走着，一面回过头来看。
• 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。
• She met his eagerness with that smiling, tantalizing passivity.
  她以笑盈盈的、半推半就的姿态对付他那热切的情意。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's a tantalizing idea& especially for end users.
  这是一个激动人心的想法，尤其是对于终端用户。
• 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。
• I can't keep obsessing over tantalizing conspiracy theories.
  我不能总是被这些焦虑的阴谋理论所困扰。
• "Viking" provided tantalizing support on both sides of the question.
  “海盗”号再次给两方面都提供了似是而非的佐证。