drool
drool — 動詞
- droolpresent simple I / you / we / they
- droolshe / she / it
- drooledpast simple
- drooling-ing form
1. for a person or animal, to produce liquid from the mouth that runs down, especia
流口水
液體從嘴裡流出
for a person or animal, to produce liquid from the mouth that runs down, especially when they see, smell, or taste something connected with food
The baby drooled on her mother's shoulder while being carried to the car.
嬰兒被抱到車上時，口水流到了媽媽的肩膀上。
intransitive with prepositional phrase 'on'
Liang's dog drooled on the kitchen floor as soon as it smelled the cooking meat.
Liang 的狗一聞到正在煮的肉味，就在廚房地板上流起了口水。
time clause with 'as soon as'
Emre woke from a long sleep and realized he had drooled all over his pillow.
Emre 睡了很久醒來，發現口水流得枕頭上到處都是。
Paloma's baby drools a lot when a new tooth is pushing through his gum.
Paloma 的寶寶長新牙時，牙齦不舒服，常常流口水。
Sivan's cat drooled onto the kitchen mat after eating a bowl of wet food.
Sivan 的貓吃完一碗濕食後，口水流到了廚房腳踏墊上。
文法句型
drool + prepositional phrase
drool + adverb
常見錯誤
2. to express extremely strong interest in or longing for someone or something, oft
垂涎；渴望
極度想要或欣賞
to express extremely strong interest in or longing for someone or something, often in a playful or exaggerated manner — for example, looking at a luxury car with great desire or praising a celebrity in an over-the-top way
Tara drooled over the wedding dresses in the shop window every Saturday morning.
Tara 每個星期六早上都對著櫥窗裡的婚紗垂涎不已。
pattern: drool over + noun phrase
Benjamin's friends all drooled over the photos of his new apartment by the beach.
Benjamin 的朋友們看了他海邊新公寓的照片，都垂涎不已。
Hoa absolutely drooled at the advertisement for a job with a company in Singapore.
Hoa 對新加坡一家公司的徵才廣告極度渴望。
The art collectors drooled over a painting that had been hidden for fifty years.
藝術收藏家們對一幅隱藏了五十年的畫作極度嚮往。
Chidi could not stop drooling over the vintage motorcycle parked outside the cafe.
Chidi 忍不住一直盯著咖啡店外那輛老機車看，垂涎不已。
- lust after
stronger and more sexual in tone
- covet
formal and focused on envy rather than admiration
- gush over
focuses on verbal praise rather than longing
- disdain
to look down on or regard with contempt
文法句型
drool over + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'over' to introduce the object of desire. The tone is intentionally exaggerated and playful; using it in formal writing may sound odd.
常見錯誤
drool — 名詞
1. the liquid that comes from a person's or animal's mouth, often when they are asl
口水
從嘴裡流出的唾液
the liquid that comes from a person's or animal's mouth, often when they are asleep, near food, or excited
There was a small pool of drool on the pillow after Mia's afternoon nap.
Mia 午睡後，枕頭上有一小攤口水。
uncountable with 'a pool of'
Wren wiped the drool from his chin after dozing off on the train.
Wren 在火車上打瞌睡後，擦了擦下巴上的口水。
The dentist asked the patient to let the drool flow into the suction tube.
牙醫請病人讓口水流入吸唾管中。
Marco's dog left a trail of drool on the floor after drinking from her bowl.
Marco 的狗喝完水後，在地板上留下一道口水的痕跡。
Ayana handed her sleepy brother a tissue and pointed at the drool on his chin.
Ayana 遞了一張衛生紙給想睡的弟弟，指了指他下巴上的口水。
文法句型
uncountable noun
常見錯誤
2. writing, speech, or ideas that are foolish, empty, and not worth taking seriousl
蠢話；廢話
愚蠢或無意義的言論
writing, speech, or ideas that are foolish, empty, and not worth taking seriously
The blog post was pure drool — the writer checked none of the numbers.
那篇部落格文章完全是廢話——作者一個數字都沒有查證。
uncountable with 'pure'
Nkechi dismissed the gossip as drool spread by people who did not know the facts.
Nkechi 把那些八卦斥為蠢話，認為是不了解事實的人散布的。
Do not waste your time on that drool; the writer has not studied the subject.
別把時間浪費在那堆廢話上；那個作者根本沒研究過這個主題。
Beatriz rolled her eyes at the drool coming from the speaker on the radio show.
Beatriz 聽到廣播節目上來賓說的蠢話，翻了個白眼。
- wisdom
serious, sensible thoughts or advice
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
Less common than synonyms like 'nonsense' or 'rubbish'. Used informally to express strong dismissal.