English Dictionary

one's teeth water

フレーズ

古風

(dated) One salivates or is visibly hungry or (figuratively) eager for something.

日本語の意味

比喩的に、何かに非常に惹かれ、欲望や関心が沸く状態を指す（古めかしい表現） / 文字通りではなく、（昔の表現で）何かに夢中で、熱心であるさまを意味する

At the sight of the banquet laid out before them, one's teeth water, revealing an eagerness that polite restraint could not hide.

目の前に並べられたごちそうを見ると、思わずよだれが出て、礼儀正しい自制でも隠せないほどの食欲をあらわにする。

意味（1）

(dated) One salivates or is visibly hungry or (figuratively) eager for something.

Now his teeth watered as he saw the mad-looking woman apparently gulp down that which, from the fragrance it emitted, could be nothing less than the most potent kind of the beverage he loved.