titillate
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈtɪt.ɪ.leɪt/us/ˈtɪt̬.əl.eɪt/to make someoneexcitedintentionallybut only a little, usually withsexualimagesordescriptions:
（通常用性图象或性描述）激发欲望，逗引，（使）兴奋So manyadvertsthesedaysaredesignedto titillate.如今大量的广告都设计得要让人感到刺激。
humorousCarter'sbiographyis onlyspoiledby thefactthat herefusesto titillate(=interest)hisreaderswith anygossip.卡特的传记减色不少，只是因为他拒绝以小道消息来取悦读者。
Making people excited and interested
- absorbed
- animate
- besomeone'sbagidiom
- bedazzle
- breathe
- breathe (new) life into sthidiom
- engage
- intoxicate
- intrigue
- occupy
- overexcite
- overstimulate
- stir
- stretch
- sweepsomeonealong
- talksomethingup
- tantalize
- the Thames
- thrill
- whip