salivating

英 [ˈsælɪveɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈsælɪveɪtɪŋ]

v.  (尤指看到或嗅到食物时)垂涎，流口水
salivate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB (常指因见到或闻到食物而)分泌唾液，流口水，垂涎
  When people or animalssalivate, they produce a lot of saliva in their mouth, often as a result of seeing or smelling food.
  1. Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
     所有狗看到食物都会流口水。
• VERB 垂涎;渴望
  If you say that someoneis salivating oversomething such as the chance to make a lot of money, you are emphasizing that you disapprove of their pleasure or eagerness.
  1. Johnson was salivating over the millions he stood to make...
     约翰逊对快要到手的几百万垂涎欲滴。
  2. American companies were salivating at the juicy contracts for rebuilding Kuwait that were likely to come their way.
     重建科威特的合同利润丰厚，对于他们有望分得的那一杯羹，美国各公司都垂涎欲滴。

双语例句

• With the global economy tentatively emerging from recession, and investors salivating over the remaining banks 'apparent return to significant profitability, some are beginning to ask: Did we really need to suffer so much?
  随着全球经济试探性地走出衰退，投资者对幸存银行明显恢复可观的盈利能力垂涎不已。一些人开始疑惑：我们真的需要付出如此大的代价吗？
• But rather than salivating after the Goldmans of the world they should learn from HSBC, which has struggled to realise its global investment banking ambitions.
  但它们不该对全球的“高盛们”羡慕不已，而应该多研究一下汇丰（hsbc）该行一直难以实现其在全球投行方面的雄心。
• There is probably a great deal of truth in the assertion that unecrupulous brokers are salivating at the thought of unsophisticated investors entering the securities market.
  断言不道德的经纪人想到没有经验的投资者进入股票市场就垂涎三尺可能有一定的道理。
• Many Christian missionary groups are salivating at the opportunity to compete for all those heathen souls in the Orient.
  许多基督传教士团体都在垂涎这个机会，以此来争取更多的东方异教徒的心。
• The emergence of second and third-tier Chinese cities with big populations has businesses salivating at the prospects of a consumer bonanza.
  中国拥有庞大人口规模的二、三线城市的出现，令企业对可能产生的消费热潮垂涎不已。
• And if hedge-fund companies are salivating to get going in Asia, it isn't hard to see why.
  如果说对冲基金公司垂涎亚洲市场？其原因也不难看出。
• American companies were salivating at the juicy contracts for rebuilding Kuwait that were likely to come their way.
  重建科威特的合同利润丰厚，对于他们有望分得的那一杯羹，美国各公司都垂涎欲滴。
• Johnson was salivating over the millions he stood to make
  约翰逊对快要到手的几百万垂涎欲滴。
• Global investors are salivating over Africa.
  国际投资商们都对非洲这块肥肉垂涎欲滴。
• For more than two years funds have been salivating over the slew of assets that Europe's banks will have to sell.
  在长达两年多的时间里，资金一直觊觎欧洲银行将售出的那些资产。