垂涎
chuí xián
Pinyin
Definition
垂涎
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- to water at the mouth
- to drool
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (12)
功败垂成
- 1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
- 2 to fall at the last hurdle
- 3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
名垂青史
- 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
坐不垂堂
- 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
垂死挣扎
- 1 deathbed struggle
- 2 final struggle (idiom)
垂涎三尺
- 1 to drool (over) (idiom)
- 2 to yearn for
- 3 to covet
- 4 to crave
Sample Sentences
购买那些令人垂涎三尺的食物,和最为有效的能消除吃了它们而引起副作用的减肥方法,购买音量最大的音响和最有疗效的头痛片。
buying those mouth-watering foods, which have the side effects of being the most effective way to lose weight, and buying the loudest speaker together the most effective headache tablets.
哇,布达拉宫、唐古拉山、纳木错…都是我垂涎了很久的地方,无奈身体不好,不敢去海拔那么高的地方。
Wow, the Potala Palace, Tanggula Mountain, Namtso…are all places I have been coveting for a long time, but I’m afraid to go to high altitude places due to my poor health.