tantalize
/ˈtæntəlaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
1- torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable逗弄; 使可望不可及：
such ambitious questions have long tantalized the world's best thinkers.
这些费劲的问题长期以来一直都在困扰着世界上最伟大的思想家们。
1.1
- excite the senses or desires of (someone)挑逗：
she still tantalized him
她仍然能使他心荡神驰
as adj. tantalizing the tantalizing fragrance of fried bacon.诱人的炸熏肉的香味。
派生词
tantalization
nountantalizer
nountantalizingly
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