titillate

簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典

titillate

[5titileit]

v.

搔癢, 使愉快

美國(guó)傳統(tǒng)詞典[雙解]

titillate

tit.il.late

AHD:[t1t“l(fā)-3t”]

D.J.[6titl7eit]

K.K.[6t!tl7et]

v.（動(dòng)詞）

tit.il.lat.ed， tit.il.lat.ing， tit.il.lates

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）

(1)To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle.

使…覺(jué)得癢：用輕輕觸摸的方式刺激；輕觸使…覺(jué)得癢

(2)To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.

挑逗：愉快地、表面地、色情地刺激（另一個(gè)人）

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）

To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner:

令人愉快的刺激：刺激另一個(gè)人，尤其是以一種表面的、令人愉快的方式：

“Once you decide to titillate instead of illuminate . . . you create a climate of expectation that requires a higher and higher level of intensity”(Bill Moyers)

“一旦你決定用刺激而不是說(shuō)明的方式…你就會(huì)創(chuàng)造出一種期望，希望這種刺激的強(qiáng)度越來(lái)越大”(比爾·莫耶斯)

語(yǔ)源

Latin to3re} totill3t- [to tickle]

拉丁語(yǔ) to3re} totill3t- [使覺(jué)得癢 ]

繼承用法

tit“illat“er

n.（名詞）

tit“illat”ingly

adv.（副詞）

tit”illa“tion

n.（名詞）

tit“illa”tive

adj.（形容詞）

現(xiàn)代英漢詞典

titillate

[5tItIleIt]

vt.

-lated, -lating

搔之使癢；刺激使有愉快的感覺(jué)

現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大辭典

titillate

[5titileit]

vt.

(1)搔癢

(2)刺激(味覺(jué), 想象等)使興奮[活躍, 愉快]

Scientific stories titillate the fancy of the school boys.

科學(xué)故事使小學(xué)生們 的想象力活躍起來(lái)。

繼承用法

titillatingly

adv.

詞性變化

titillation

[-5leiFEn]

n.

titillative

adj.

美國(guó)傳統(tǒng)詞典

titillate

tit.il.late

AHD:[t1t“l(fā)-3t”]

D.J.[6titl7eit]

K.K.[6t!tl7et]

v.

tit.il.lat.ed, tit.il.lat.ing, tit.il.lates

v.tr.

(1)To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle.

(2)To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.

v.intr.

To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner:

“Once you decide to titillate instead of illuminate . . . you create a climate of expectation that requires a higher and higher level of intensity”(Bill Moyers)

語(yǔ)源

Latin to3re} totill3t- [to tickle]

繼承用法

tit“illat“er

n.

tit“illat”ingly

adv.

tit”illa“tion

n.

tit“illa”tive

adj.