释义 |
tantalizetan‧ta‧lize (also tantalise British English) /ˈtæntəl-aɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive] tantalizeOrigin: 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 TABLEtantalize |
Present | I, you, we, they | tantalize | | he, she, it | tantalizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tantalized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tantalized | | he, she, it | has tantalized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tantalized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tantalize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tantalized |
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Present | I | am tantalizing | | he, she, it | is tantalizing | | you, we, they | are tantalizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was tantalizing | | you, we, they | were tantalizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tantalizing | | he, she, it | has been tantalizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tantalizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tantalizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tantalizing |
- 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 |