salivate

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指人或动物因看到、闻到或想到食物等刺激物而分泌唾液,也可引申为对某事物极度渴望或期待。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用作不及物动词,后接介词短语如 'at the thought of' 或 'over' 表示原因;也可作及物动词,带宾语表示使某人分泌唾液。

• salivate at the thought of food
• salivate over a new gadget

介词用法

常与 'at' 或 'over' 连用,表示对某事物的反应或渴望,'at' 更强调瞬间刺激,'over' 更强调持续关注。

• salivate at the smell
• salivate over a promotion

语域说明

多用于非正式或比喻语境,描述生理反应或强烈欲望;在正式写作中较少见,可替换为 'secrete saliva' 或 'anticipate eagerly'。

• informal: salivate for a deal
• formal: anticipate the outcome

基础例句

The dog salivated when it saw the treat in my hand.

狗看到我手里的零食时开始流口水。

I salivate every time I smell fresh bread from the bakery.

每次闻到面包店的新鲜面包味,我都会流口水。

Kids often salivate over colorful candies in the store.

孩子们常常对商店里五颜六色的糖果垂涎欲滴。

高级例句

In psychology experiments, participants may salivate in response to conditioned stimuli.

在心理学实验中,参与者可能会对条件刺激产生唾液分泌反应。

Investors salivate at the prospect of high returns in emerging markets.

投资者对新兴市场的高回报前景垂涎三尺。

The marketing campaign made consumers salivate over the limited-edition product.

营销活动让消费者对限量版产品渴望不已。

高频搭配

verb

make someone salivatestart to salivatecan't help but salivate

adjective

excessive salivationinvoluntary salivationanticipatory salivation

noun

salivation responsesalivation reflexmouth salivation

adverb

visibly salivateuncontrollably salivatealmost salivate

preposition

salivate atsalivate oversalivate for

phrase

salivate at the thoughtsalivate over the ideasalivate in anticipation

常见错误

❌ 错误:I salivate to eat the cake.
✓ 正确:I salivate at the thought of eating the cake.

错误:'salivate' 后不应直接接不定式 'to eat',它通常与介词短语连用表示原因。正确用法是接 'at the thought of' 等结构。

❌ 错误:He salivates the food.
✓ 正确:He salivates over the food.

错误:'salivate' 作不及物动词时不能直接带宾语 'the food',需加介词 'over' 或 'at' 来连接对象。正确用法是 'salivates over the food'。

近义词辨析

drool

'drool' 更口语化,常指无意识地流口水,可能带贬义;'salivate' 更中性,可指生理反应或比喻渴望。

Drool often implies slobbering, while salivate can be used in scientific contexts.

anticipate

'anticipate' 泛指期待或预料,不涉及生理反应;'salivate' 特指因刺激产生唾液分泌,或比喻强烈渴望。

Anticipate a meeting vs. salivate over a bonus.