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考博英语必备译词：吊胃口

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，快说谁得了第一名。

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.