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titillate sb/sth
The scandal titillated the whole city.
这桩丑闻让全城人都感到兴奋。
使兴奋；挑逗
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使兴奋；挑逗
excite pleasurably or erotically
The scandal titillated the whole city.
这桩丑闻让全城人都感到兴奋。
激起性欲；使兴奋。
To stimulate or excite sensually.
titillate
Base
原形
titillates
3rd person
第三人称单数
titillating
-ing
现在分词
titillated
Past
过去式
titillated
Past participle
过去分词
These stories titillate the imagination.
这些故事能激发想象力。
The scandal titillated the whole town last month.
那桩丑闻上个月让全城人兴奋不已。
The teaser is titillating viewers with its clever twists.
这部预告片正用巧妙的反转让观众兴奋不已。
规则动词，注意现在分词为 titillating（去掉末尾 e 再加 -ing）。
The gossip magazine titillates its readers with scandalous stories.
这本八卦杂志用丑闻故事使读者感到兴奋。
The promise of a secret meeting titillated her.
秘密会面的承诺使她感到兴奋。
They titillate the audience with clever wordplay.
他们用巧妙的文字游戏挑逗观众。
The scandal titillated the whole city.
这桩丑闻让全城人都感到兴奋。
该词既可指引起兴趣或愉快，也常带挑逗或色情意味，被动结构中使用更常见。
She was titillated by the mysterious letter.
她因那封神秘的信而兴奋不已。
Not this
The feather titillated my nose.
Use this
The feather tickled my nose.
titillate 在现代英语中表示‘使人兴奋/愉悦（常带挑逗意味）’，不表示身体的‘挠痒/使发痒’。这里要表达羽毛给鼻子带来痒感，应该用 tickle。
Not this
The gossip titillated.
Use this
The gossip titillated me.
titillate 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语来表示‘使某人兴奋’；缺少宾语则句子不完整，因为这个词通常不能单独作不及物动词使用。
Not this
The dance performance was titillated.
Use this
The dance performance was titillating.
现在分词 titillating 作形容词表示‘令人兴奋的’，而过去分词 titillated 表示‘感到兴奋的’或构成被动。这里主语是表演本身（令人兴奋的事物），应用 -ing 形式。
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挑逗感官；刺激感官
The perfume was designed to titillate the senses.
这款香水旨在挑逗感官。
激发想象；吊起想象
The trailer only titillated our imagination.
预告片只是吊起了我们的想象。
使读者兴奋；撩拨读者
The scandalous story titillated readers across the country.
这则丑闻故事撩拨了全国各地的读者。
令人兴奋的细节；煽情的细节
She shared a few titillating details about her date.
她分享了一些关于约会的煽情细节。
香艳的故事；撩人的故事
The magazine is full of titillating stories about celebrities.
这本杂志里满是关于名人的香艳故事。
撩拨观众；让观众兴奋
The dancers titillated the audience with their performance.
舞者们的表演撩拨了观众。
Use titillate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 tickle tickle（挠痒痒）的声音：轻轻挠痒会让人又笑又兴奋，所以 titillate 表示使兴奋、挑逗。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学评论、新闻报道 该词多用于正式或文学性语境，表示引起愉快或带有性暗示的兴奋；口语中不常见，常带有挑逗或玩味的意思。
及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语；主语常为引起兴奋或愉悦感觉的事物或情境。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.