titillate
titillate — 動詞
- titillatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- titillateshe / she / it
- titillatedpast simple
- titillating-ing form
1. to excite people a little on purpose, often with pictures or stories that hint a
挑逗；撩撥
故意輕輕撩起人的興奮或好奇
to excite people a little on purpose, often with pictures or stories that hint at sex, or with small clues that make them curious
Late-night talk shows often titillate viewers with stories about famous couples.
深夜談話節目常用名人情侶的八卦來挑逗觀眾。
titillate + person + with + material
The magazine cover was printed to titillate shoppers waiting in the checkout line.
雜誌封面這樣印，是為了在結帳隊伍中撩撥購物者的好奇心。
passive: be designed or printed to titillate
Iker hinted at a secret party just to titillate his curious classmates.
Iker 暗示有一場秘密派對，只為了撩撥好奇同學的興趣。
Jabari's short trailer titillates audiences without giving away how the story ends.
Jabari 的短版預告片撩撥觀眾的期待，卻不透露結局。
Yan refused to titillate readers, and the article stayed serious and plain.
Yan 拒絕挑逗讀者，那篇文章維持嚴肅又樸實的風格。
refuse + to titillate
用法筆記
Works with an object plus with (titillate readers with gossip) or on its own, as in a message designed to titillate.