单词	salivate
释义	salivate verb sal·​i·​vate ˈsa-lə-ˌvāt  salivated; salivating intransitive verb 1 : to have a flow of saliva especially in excess 2 : to show great desire or anticipation : drool salivation ˌsa-lə-ˈvā-shən  noun salivator ˈsa-lə-ˌvā-tər  noun Synonyms dribble drivel drool slaver slobber See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The smell alone was enough to make me salivate. She was salivating at the prospect of traveling to Europe. Recent Examples on the Web What could make old-Hollywood obsessives salivate more? Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022 His performance in a Rose Bowl victory over Utah — a 15-catch, 347-yard, three-touchdown tour de force — captivated the country and made NFL executives salivate. Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2022 As Del Mar stages its sellout opening day Friday, horsemen salivate over what the season-long presence of sports betting on the grounds could do one year from now. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 That news gave her fans six weeks to salivate over her coming music—an unusually long time for an artist who popularized surprise album drops and has repeatedly over the past decade dropped records out of the blue. Neil Shah, WSJ, 17 June 2022 Animals that contract chronic wasting disease develop brain lesions, become emaciated, appear listless, may salivate excessively and eventually die. Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 June 2022 Space engineers salivate at the idea of mining lunar ice and turning it into water, oxygen, and rocket fuel, but that, too, needs the kind of autonomous sensing and manipulation that satellite servicing will demonstrate. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 June 2022 Satellite operators salivate at the chance of tapping into the much larger terrestrial communications market, and other companies, like AST SpaceMobile and Lynx, are working on their own plans to plug mobile phones into satellite networks. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 12 May 2022 The listing is not available to book yet, but Issa Rae respectfully gave us several days to salivate over these beautiful pictures until it can be booked on Tuesday, February 8. Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition salivate verb sal·​i·​vate ˈsa-lə-ˌvāt salivated; salivating : to produce or secrete saliva especially in large amounts Medical Definition salivate verb sal·​i·​vate ˈsal-ə-ˌvāt  salivated; salivating transitive verb : to produce an abnormal flow of saliva in (as by the use of mercury) intransitive verb : to have a flow of saliva especially in excess salivate verb as in to drool to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth the dog salivated at the sight of the raw meat Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance drool spit slaver slobber water drivel dribble froth sputter foam expectorate splutter Phrases Containing salivate salivate (for) salivate (for)
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