Word · Frequency #21477
drooling
流口水；垂涎；（液体）流出
drooling is the present participle of drool.
to let saliva flow out of the mouth, especially when seeing or expecting food; to drip or ooze in a similar way
- 1.
To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
分泌唾液,尤其是在期待食物时
- 2.
To secrete any substance in a similar way.
以类似方式分泌任何物质
- 3.
To talk nonsense; drivel.
胡说八道；胡扯
说傻话；胡扯；胡言乱语；分泌唾液,尤其是在期待食物时；以类似方式分泌任何物质；胡说八道；胡扯；流口水
In use
The baby drooled when she saw the bottle.
The dog is drooling over the bone.
He often drools while sleeping.
Verb forms
base drool · third person drools · -ing drooling · past drooled · past participle drooled
规则动词，意为流口水
Connections
Collocations
- drool over
- 对…垂涎三尺；对…痴迷
- He drooled over the sports car in the showroom.他对展厅里的跑车垂涎三尺。
- make someone drool
- 使某人馋得流口水；令某人眼馋
- The perfume ad is designed to make men drool.这支香水广告旨在让男性们垂涎不已。
- drool all over
- 口水流得到处都是
- The baby drooled all over my shoulder.宝宝的口水流了我一肩膀。
- drool in your sleep
- 睡觉时流口水
- Some people drool in their sleep because of their sleeping position.有些人因为睡姿原因睡觉时会流口水。
- start drooling
- 开始流口水；开始垂涎
- The puppy started drooling when he saw the bone.小狗一看到骨头就开始流口水了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到美食，口水顺着嘴角滴落——drool 的 d 像张开的嘴，两个 o 就是流出的口水珠。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语、生理描述、非正式评论 该词在表示‘流口水’时通常较中性，可用于日常描述；在表示‘垂涎’或‘胡说八道’时多用于非正式语境，带有口语色彩。正式写作中较少使用，具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
该动词既可用作不及物（如：drool over sth.），也可用作及物（如：drool nonsense）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
drool /dru:l/ 与 school、pool、tool、fool、cool、rule 押韵（都以 /u:l/ 结尾）。注意形近但发音不同的词：drill /drɪl/ 和 droll /droʊl/ 看起来相似，但并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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