mouthwatering（或分开写为 mouth-watering）是形容词，英式音标为 /ˈmaʊθˈwɔːtərɪŋ/，美式音标为 /ˈmaʊθwɔːtərɪŋ/，核心含义是“令人垂涎的；美味的”，既可以形容食物的色香诱人，也可泛指极具吸引力的事物。它的同近义词包括 delicious（美味的）和 delectable（令人愉悦的）。

用法与搭配

描述食物：直接修饰食物或与感官相关的名词，强调视觉、嗅觉或味觉上的吸引力。

例：The bacon cheeseburger sounds mouth-watering.（培根奶酪汉堡听起来很馋人。）

例：Melted chocolate – now that's a mouth-watering sight.（融化的巧克力——真是令人垂涎欲滴的景象。）

描述非食物类事物：用于强调机会、奖励等的吸引力，常见于新闻或正式语境。

例：Prizes worth a mouth-watering $16 million are unclaimed.（价值1600万美元的诱人奖品无人认领。）

常见搭配：

名词短语：mouth-watering dishes（美味佳肴）、mouth-watering flavors（诱人风味）

系表结构：The dessert looks mouth-watering.（这道甜点看起来令人垂涎。）

例句

The grilled lamb fillet was also mouthwatering, presented in thinly cut strips of tender lamb.（法式香煎羊柳让人口齿生津，切成细条的嫩羊肉十分诱人。）

Very seductive floral, lime, mineral aromas and flavours. It's elegant and beautifully proportioned, with a long mouthwatering finish.（迷人的花香、莱姆与矿物芬芳交织，酒体优雅均衡，余味悠长，令人回味无穷。）

Picture a huge festive dinner table, set with dozens of mouth-watering dishes for you and your guests to pick from.（想象一张巨大的节日餐桌，摆满了数十道美味佳肴，供你和宾客随意挑选。）

The three fabulous restaurants offer a mouth-watering variety of cuisine, including Italian, Spanish and Japanese.（三家精致餐厅提供各类意大利、西班牙与日式美食，令人垂涎。）

An investor who pays 90 cents on the dollar for debt that is almost certain to be repaid can make mouth-watering returns with minimal leverage.（投资者以90美分购入几乎肯定会偿还的1美元债务，只需少量杠杆就能获得丰厚回报。）

Magnetic coils underneath the stove-top keep the pan hot enough to fry a mouth-watering meal while the top remains cold.（炉底的磁圈能让锅保持高温，煎出令人垂涎的美食，而炉顶始终冰凉安全。）

So the next time you see a robin "head-cocking" you can be fairly sure it's listening and looking for those mouthwatering treats!（所以下次看到知更鸟“歪头”时，你可以确定它在倾听并寻找那些诱人的食物！）

This cheesecake is mouth-watering.（这块芝士蛋糕令人垂涎欲滴。）

The main ingredient in this mouth-watering dish is mutton and pita bread.（这道令人垂涎的美食主要原料是羊肉和皮塔饼。）

Candice: Look at that dish. That looks so mouth-watering.（坎迪斯：看那道菜，看起来太好吃了！）

从香煎羊柳到节日盛宴，从投资回报到厨房黑科技，mouthwatering 总能精准传达“无法抗拒的吸引力”。下次闻到刚出炉的面包香，或是看到心仪的奖品时，不妨用这个词形容那份让你“口水直流”的期待吧！