Word familynountantalismtantalizationtantalizertantalizingverbtantalizeadverbtantalizingly
tan·ta·lize (also tantalise British English) /ˈtæntəl-aɪz/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
PROMISEto show or promise something that someone really wants, but then not allow them to have it 使〔某人想要某物却得不到而〕干着急;逗引;撩拨
Examples from the Corpus
tantalize• It goes as far as it can and waits there for a while, its big eyes staring up, tantalized.• What were her many mysteries, she tantalized herself, replaying all the loves she'd ever known.• It was wiser not to tantalize oneself.
Origintantalize
(1500-1600)Tantalus king in an ancient Greek story who had to stand up to his chin in water under a fruit tree, but was unable to reach either the water to drink or the fruit to eat