titillate
['tɪt.ɪ.leɪt] verb intransitive or transitive
■to make someone excited intentionally but only a little, usually with sexual images or descriptions （通常用性图象或性描述）激发欲望，逗引，（使）兴奋•So many adverts nowadays are designed to titillate.如今许多广告都设计得要让人感到刺激。 •humorous Carter's biography is only spoiled by the fact that he refuses to titillate (= interest) his readers with any gossip.卡特的传记失色不少，只因他拒绝以小道消息来取悦读者。 |