英语词汇“tantalize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-现代词典

tantalizetantalize /ˈtæntlˌaɪz/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYtantalize

Origin: 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

VERB TABLE

tantalize

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	tantalize
	he, she, it	tantalizes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	tantalized
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have tantalized
	he, she, it	has tantalized
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had tantalized
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will tantalize
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have tantalized

Continuous Form
Present	I	am tantalizing
	he, she, it	is tantalizing
	you, we, they	are tantalizing
Past	I, he, she, it	was tantalizing
	you, we, they	were tantalizing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been tantalizing
	he, she, it	has been tantalizing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been tantalizing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be tantalizing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been tantalizing

to make someone feel a strong desire to have or do something, especially when he or she cannot have it or do it right now [Origin: 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]