"salivate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 流口水

Definition

嘴裡分泌唾液，通常因為你餓了或看到美味的食物。也可以用來形容非常渴望或興奮想得到什麼。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Salivate” 較為正式，日常會說“流口水”。可用於實際生理反應，也可比喻看到很想要的東西（如“為某物流口水”）。很少用否定。

Examples

When I smell fresh bread, I salivate.

聞到新鮮麵包時，我會**流口水**。

The dog began to salivate at the sight of food.

狗看到食物時開始**流口水**。

People often salivate before eating something tasty.

人們在喫美食前經常會**流口水**。

That commercial always makes me salivate—the food looks amazing!

那個廣告總讓我**流口水**—食物看起來太美味了！

Investors are salivating over the new tech startup.

投資者們正為這家新科技創業公司**流口水**。

You could practically hear the audience salivating during that dessert scene in the movie.

在電影的甜點那一幕，你簡直能聽到觀眾在**流口水**。