垂涎三尺的英文怎么說(shuō)
垂涎三尺的英文:
[Literal Meaning]
hang/saliva/three/foot
One's saliva droops as long as three feet.
[解釋]
流出的口水有三尺長(zhǎng)。形容嘴饞或者貪婪。
[Explanation]
gluttonous or greedy
[例子]
文物販子早就對(duì)他家里那件商朝青銅器垂涎三尺了。
[Example]
The bronze cauldron of Shang Dynasty in his house has made the antique vendors' mouth water.
[英文等價(jià)詞]
to make sb.'s mouth water
- Make one's mouth water
使人垂涎三尺 - His mouth watered at the sight of roast.
他看見(jiàn)烤肉就垂涎三尺。 - "When he smelled the delicious food, he smacked his lips."
聞到美味的食物令他垂涎三尺。 - Pygmalion, who coveted his treasures, caused him to be put to death
皮格馬利翁對(duì)他的財(cái)寶垂涎三尺,把他置于死地。 - Denmark, Poland, and Russia each desired parts of Sweden's exposed baltic empire
丹麥、波蘭和俄國(guó)都對(duì)它們面前的這個(gè)波羅的海帝國(guó)瑞典的某些部分垂涎三尺。