"make your mouth water" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让你垂涎三尺
• 让你口水直流

Definition

如果某样东西让你垂涎三尺，意思是它看起来、闻起来或听起来非常美味，让你很想吃。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，常用于形容美食，但有时也能比喻形容想要的东西。常用格式是“让人垂涎三尺”或“让人口水直流”。不要翻译为‘让我感觉…’这样不自然。

Examples

The smell of fresh bread always makes my mouth water.

新鲜面包的香味总是**让我的口水直流**。

Pictures of the chocolate cake made my mouth water.

巧克力蛋糕的图片**让我垂涎三尺**。

That juicy steak is making my mouth water.

那块多汁的牛排**让我垂涎三尺**。

Just thinking about grandma’s apple pie makes my mouth water.

一想到奶奶的苹果派就**让我垂涎三尺**。

Is it weird that photos of sushi make my mouth water even if I’m not hungry?

即使我不饿，寿司的照片也**让我垂涎三尺**，这很奇怪吗？

Those bakery smells early in the morning really make your mouth water.

一大早面包店的香味**真的让你垂涎三尺**。