v.（以可望而不可即之物）逗引或招惹（人或動物）；使著急
Give the dog the bone don't tantalize him. 把那塊骨頭給那條狗吧--別讓它乾著急了。
He was tantalized by visions of power and wealth. 他追求不到可望而不可即的權(quán)力和財富，受盡了折磨。
