来源:美联立刻说-江苏分校
时间:2019/8/14 10:29:49
说话时“吊一吊胃口”,能给他人留下想象的空间,更能激发人的好奇心和求知欲。
“吊胃口”,本意指“用好吃的东西引起人的食欲(arouse the appetite)”,现在多比喻让人产生欲望或兴趣(increase
someone's interest in and wish for something),引起兴趣而不给予满足,可以翻译为“whet somebody's
appetite”或“hold in suspense”。
例句:
先吊吊他的胃口,再告诉他实情。
Don’t tell him the truth right away but keep him in suspense for a
while.
别吊人胃口了,快说谁得了名。
Don’t keep us in suspense, and tell us who won the first prize.
丹尼斯说:“接着说,别吊我们胃口了。”
'Go on, don't leave us in suspense,' Dennis said.
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