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词汇 salivating
释义 salivating
present participle ofsalivate
salivate
verb[ I ]
 biology humorous or specializeduk /ˈsæl.ɪ.veɪt/ us /ˈsæl.ə.veɪt/
to produce saliva: 分泌唾液;流口水
The thought of all that delicious food made me salivate.一想起那些美味佳肴,我就开始流口水了。
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Examples of salivating


salivating

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


It appears that anticipatory salivating may serve an adaptive purpose as well, in allowing the initial digestion that is performed by saliva to proceed more efficiently once food is delivered.
The other group of people that will be salivating are the population.
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We see the consortia publicly salivating and boasting of their huge potential profits which they expect to make out of running the lottery.
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I would not want any long-sighted executives of oil or mining companies to be salivating in offices at the thought of mining exploration in 50 years.
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He'll eat up every minute of your life, and as soon as one has gone he's salivating for the next.
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The patient usually complains of intense pain when salivating and tends to avoid foods which produce this symptom.
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They are active during the day, and do not sweat but otherwise reduce temperature by salivating.
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With the pupils of its eyes dilated, salivating, convulsing and uttering a strange cry, the cat breathed its last breath.
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He smokes his way throughout songs, salivating over the audience and musicians while berating them with rich expletives.
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The subsequent regeneration or nerve sprouting leads to abnormal sweating and salivating.
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Symptoms are distended abdomen, excessive salivating, depression and lethargy.
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The first has a big bottom lip from the continuous salivating the thread.
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Pavlov noticed that the dogs in the experiment began to salivate in the presence of the technician who normally fed them, rather than simply salivating in the presence of food.
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