titillate

titillate
[ˈtɪtɪleɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]stimulate or excite (someone), especially in a sexual way
    激发，逗引；挑逗
    the press are paid to titillate the public.
    新闻界的专职就是激发公众的兴趣。
    [as adj. titillating]she let slip titillating details about her clients.
    她无意中透露了一些有关她客户的令人感兴趣的细节。
    ■(archaic)lightly touch; tickle
    (古)呵…痒，使觉得痒
派生
titillatingly
adverb
titillation
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Latin titillat- 'tickled', from the verb titillare
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