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tantalize sb with sth
用某物逗弄某人，强调通过感官刺激引起渴望。
The chef tantalized the guests with the aroma of freshly baked bread.
厨师用新鲜出炉的面包的香气逗弄着客人们。
烦扰；百般挑剔
tantalizing — present participle of tantalize
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烦扰；百般挑剔
to harass or annoy someone with persistent criticism or fault-finding
The chef tantalized the guests with the aroma of freshly baked bread.
厨师用新鲜出炉的面包的香气逗弄着客人们。
此条按给定释义为“不断批评挑剔”，不是常见的“逗弄、吊胃口”义。
通过展示诱人的东西来戏弄某人但不让其满足
To tease (someone) by offering or showing them something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied.
tantalize
Base
原形
tantalizes
3rd person
第三人称单数
tantalizing
-ing
现在分词
tantalized
Past
过去式
tantalized
Past participle
过去分词
The promise tantalizes him.
那个承诺逗弄着他。
规则动词，过去式/过去分词加-ed，现在分词去e加-ing。
The smell of freshly baked bread tantalized her as she waited in line outside the bakery.
新鲜烤面包的香味在她排队等在外面时让她心痒难耐。
He keeps tantalizing his teammate with the last piece of chocolate but never actually gives it to him.
他一直用最后一块巧克力逗弄队友，却从不真的给他。
The job advertisement tantalizes many applicants with a high salary, but the requirements are almost impossible to meet.
这则招聘广告用高薪吊着许多求职者的胃口，但那些要求几乎没人能满足。
用某物逗弄某人，强调通过感官刺激引起渴望。
The chef tantalized the guests with the aroma of freshly baked bread.
厨师用新鲜出炉的面包的香气逗弄着客人们。
被动结构，表示被某事诱惑或折磨。
She was tantalized by the prospect of winning the lottery.
她被中彩票的前景折磨得心痒难耐。
Not this
The salesman tantalized at her with the latest smartphone.
Use this
The salesman tantalized her with the latest smartphone.
tantalize是及物动词，后直接接宾语，不需要介词at。
Not this
The thought of a vacation tantalized.
Use this
The thought of a vacation tantalized her.
tantalize是及物动词，必须带宾语，不能单独用作不及物动词。
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