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tantalize/ˈtæntəlaiz/v. tr. (also 亦作 -ise) 1 torment or tease by the sight or promise of what is unobtainable (用可望而不可及的东西)使受折磨；使受逗弄，使受愚弄 2 raise and then dash the hopes of; torment with disappointment (要给不给地)逗弄，惹弄；惹…着急 □ tantalization /-ˈzeiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ tantalizer n.□ tantalizingly adv.[Greek Tantalos, the name of a mythical king of Phrygia condemned to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink it and under branches that drew back when he tried to pick the fruit] |