English Dictionary

tantalize

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtæntəlaɪz/

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) to tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach / (transitive) to bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

日本語の意味

（人を）じらす、欲望を刺激するが決して与えない / （人を）誘惑するが、満足させずにからかう

The bakery window seemed to tantalize him with its warm, flaky pastries as he walked by on an empty stomach.

空腹で通りかかると、パン屋のショーウィンドウに並んだ温かくてサクサクのペストリーが彼をじらしているように見えた。

意味（1）

(transitive) to tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

意味（2）

(transitive) to bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

tantalizes （ present singular third-person ）

tantalizing （ participle present ）

tantalized （ participle past ）

tantalized （ past ）