
说话时“吊一吊食欲”,能给别人留下幻想的空间,更能激发人的好奇心和求知欲。
“吊食欲”,本意指“用好吃的东西引起人的食欲(arouse the appetite)”,现在多比方让人发生愿望或爱好(increase someone's interest in and wish for something),引起爱好而不给予满意,能够翻译为“whet somebody's appetite”或“hold in suspense”。
例句:
先吊吊他的食欲,再告知他实情。
Don’t tell him the truth right away but keep him in suspense for a while.
别吊人食欲了,快说谁得了第一名。
Don’t keep us in suspense, and tell us who won the first prize.
丹尼斯说:“接着说,别吊咱们食欲了。”
'Go on, don't leave us in suspense,' Dennis said.
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