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单词 tantalize
释义
tantalizetan‧ta‧lize (also tantalise British English) /ˈtæntəl-aɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtantalize
Origin:
1500-1600 Tantalus king in an ancient Greek story who had to stand up to his chin in water under a fruit tree, but was unable to reach either the water to drink or the fruit to eat
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
tantalize
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theytantalize
he, she, ittantalizes
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theytantalized
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave tantalized
he, she, ithas tantalized
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad tantalized
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill tantalize
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have tantalized
Continuous Form
PresentIam tantalizing
he, she, itis tantalizing
you, we, theyare tantalizing
PastI, he, she, itwas tantalizing
you, we, theywere tantalizing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been tantalizing
he, she, ithas been tantalizing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been tantalizing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be tantalizing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been tantalizing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It goes as far as it can and waits there for a while, its big eyes staring up, tantalized.
  • It was wiser not to tantalize oneself.
  • What were her many mysteries, she tantalized herself, replaying all the loves she'd ever known.
to show or promise something that someone really wants, but then not allow them to have it
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