salivate

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v. produce saliva
v. be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something

vi. 分泌唾液, 流涎
vt. 使分泌唾液

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salivate 由词根 saliv-（唾液）和动词后缀 -ate 组成，表示“产生唾液”。可以联想为“唾液生成”的动作。

例句

1. When I saw the delicious cake, I couldn't help but salivate.

当我看到那块美味的蛋糕时，我忍不住流口水。

2. The smell of fresh bread baking made everyone in the kitchen salivate.

新鲜面包烘焙的香味让厨房里的每个人都流口水。

3. Dogs often salivate when they are excited about food.

狗在对食物感到兴奋时常常会流口水。