mouth-watering
/ˈmaʊθ wɔːtərɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmaʊθ wɔːtərɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
mouth-watering — 形容詞
1. describes food whose appearance or smell makes you feel hungry and eager to eat
令人垂涎的
看起來或聞起來讓人立刻想吃
describes food whose appearance or smell makes you feel hungry and eager to eat it right away.
Elena pulled a mouth-watering apple pie from the oven and set it on the kitchen counter.
Elena 從烤箱裡端出一個令人垂涎的蘋果派，放到廚房的流理台上。
attributive: mouth-watering + food noun
The smell of Gabriel's grilled lamb skewers was absolutely mouth-watering.
Gabriel 烤的羊肉串香味實在是令人垂涎。
predicative: be + mouth-watering
Sayaka spent the morning preparing a mouth-watering bowl of ramen for her guests.
Sayaka 整個早上都在替客人準備一碗令人垂涎的拉麵。
The bakery window in Lisbon was full of mouth-watering pastries dusted with cinnamon sugar.
里斯本那間麵包店的櫥窗裡擺滿了撒著肉桂糖、令人垂涎的酥皮點心。
Vikram described the street food in Mumbai as the most mouth-watering meal of his trip.
Vikram 形容孟買的街頭小吃是他這趟旅程中最令人垂涎的一餐。
- appetising
British spelling; same register but slightly more neutral and less vivid
- appetizing
American spelling; describes food that makes you want to eat without the strong sensory pull of mouth-watering
- delectable
more formal and literary; emphasises high quality rather than triggering hunger
- tantalising
stresses that the food is tempting and just out of reach; not strictly about appearance
- unappetising
food that looks or smells off-putting
- off-putting
more general — applies beyond food too
文法句型
mouth-watering + food noun
be + mouth-watering
用法筆記
Almost always used of food, drink, or smells of food. Object/subject is typically a dish, ingredient, smell, or aroma — not abstract things.