tantalize

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtantalizetan‧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→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustantalize• 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 eat

单词	tantalize
释义	tantalize From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtantalizetan‧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→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustantalize• 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 eat
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