每日一詞:"吊胃口"用英語怎麼說?

說話時“吊一胃口”,能給他人留下想象空間,更能激發人的好奇心和求知慾。

“吊胃口”,本意指“用好吃的東西引起人的食慾(arouse the appetite)”,現在多比喻讓人產生慾望或興趣(increase someone's interest in and wish for something),引起興趣而不給予滿足,可以翻譯爲“whet somebody's appetite”或“hold in suspense”。

例句

先吊吊他的胃口,再告訴他實情

Don’t tell him the truth right away but keep him in suspense for a while.

別吊人胃口了,快說誰得了第一名。

Don’t keep us in suspense, and tell us who won the first prize.

丹尼斯說:“接着說,別吊我們胃口了。”

'Go on, don't leave us in suspense,' Dennis said.