词汇 | titillate |
释义 | titillateWord family adjectivetitillatingtitillativeadverbtitillatinglynountitillationtitillatorverbtitillate tit·il·late /ˈtɪtəleɪt/ verb [transitiveT] EXCITEDif a picture or a story titillates someone, it makes them feel sexually interested 使感到性兴奋 —titillating adjectiveadj —titillation /ˌtɪtəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus titillate• It was rubbing up and down as if he were titillating an unseen erogenous zone.• Even when the lubricious Cardinal is titillated by his chair-straddling mistress, it is in the shadow of an overhanging jewelled crucifix.• He titillated himself with thoughts of her applying that cruelty to him.• The sex scandal is titillating the American public.• Details of the sex scandal are being revealed just to titillate the public, not inform them. (1600-1700) Latin past participle of titillare “to tickle” |
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