| 单词 | salivate |
| 释义 | salivate (once / 19188 pages) v To salivate is to drool, or to produce saliva. People also figuratively salivate over things they desire. There are two related types of salivating. The first is simple: when you salivate, you produce saliva in your mouth. People salivate when they smell something delicious cooking or are hungry. You can also describe someone as salivating — metaphorically — over an attractive woman, a handsome man, an expensive car, a high-paying job, or anything else that's desirable. You can also say that people drool over these things they want, although they’re not literally drooling. WORD FAMILYsalivate: salivated, salivates, salivating, salivation+/saliva: salivary, salivas, salivate/salivation: salivations USAGE EXAMPLESSome frequent fliers already are salivating at the prospect. Wall Street Journal(Dec 09, 2016) It would be foolish for lawmakers and the public to salivate over those while continuing to ignore the human toll. Washington Post(Dec 07, 2016) And I see their annual showdown becoming one to salivate for, just as it is this year. Seattle Times(Nov 24, 2016) 1v produce saliva We salivated when he described the great meal Hypo|Hyper dribble, drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber let saliva drivel from the mouth act involuntarily, act reflexively act in an uncontrolled manner 2v be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something She was salivating over the raise she anticipated Syn|Hyper drool covet wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person) |
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