salivate

verb

/ˈsælɪveɪt/

[intransitive] (formal or humorous)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they salivate	/ˈsælɪveɪt/ /ˈsælɪveɪt/
he / she / it salivates	/ˈsælɪveɪts/ /ˈsælɪveɪts/
past simple salivated	/ˈsælɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈsælɪveɪtɪd/
past participle salivated	/ˈsælɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈsælɪveɪtɪd/
-ing form salivating	/ˈsælɪveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsælɪveɪtɪŋ/

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to produce more saliva in your mouth than usual, especially when you see or smell food（尤指看到或嗅到食物时）垂涎，流口水
- (figurative) He was salivating over the thought of the million dollars.想到那一百万美元，他垂涎欲滴。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin salivat- ‘(having) produced saliva’, from the verb salivare, from saliva.

BNC: 34351 COCA: 21527

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