摘要：让某人的嘴巴充满水份，其实是想表达食物的气味或景象让你馋到不行，不禁让人流口水；因此make one's mouth water 是表示垂涎欲滴；垂涎三尺的意思。不过这个用法不局限于食物，也可以指想到任何让人非常渴望的事物。

make one's mouth water 垂涎欲滴;使（某人）馋得流口水；让人心痒痒

to look so attractive and desirable that it makes you want to have it very much; to want to eat or drink something that looks or smells delicious

If the smell or sight of food makes your mouth water, it makes you want to eat it.

让某人的嘴巴充满水份，其实是想表达食物的气味或景象让你馋到不行，不禁让人流口水；因此 make one's mouth water 是表示垂涎欲滴；垂涎三尺的意思。不过这个用法不局限于食物，也可以指想到任何让人非常渴望的事物。

例：

The smell of this bread is making my mouth water.

面包的香味让我垂涎三尺。

The smell of freshly baked bread made my mouth water.
新鲜出炉的面包香味让我垂涎三尺。

The smell of bread baking is making my mouth water!

闻到烤面包的味道，我就开始流口水了。

The enticing smell of the coffee made his mouth water.
咖啡的诱人香味让他垂涎三尺。

That beautiful salad makes my mouth water.

那漂亮的沙拉馋得我直流口水。

The sight of the chocolate cake made everyone's mouth water.
那块巧克力蛋糕的样子让每个人都垂涎三尺。

Talking about food makes my mouth water.

谈论食物让我馋得流口水。

The menu at the restaurant always makes my mouth water.
那家餐厅的菜单总是让我垂涎三尺。

This recipe will make your mouth water!

这个食谱会让你流口水的！
The delicacies on the table make him mouth water.

桌上的美味佳肴馋得他直流口水。

The delicious aroma of the barbecue made their mouths water.
烤肉的香味让他们垂涎三尺。

Durian makes my mouth water.

榴莲让我垂涎欲滴。

The display of fresh fruit at the market made customers' mouths water.
市场上新鲜水果的展示让顾客们垂涎三尺。

The thought of the homemade pasta made her mouth water.
想到自制的意大利面让她垂涎三尺。

The smell of that bacon cooking is making my mouth water.

熏肉烹调气味让我流口水。

Ice cream always makes her mouth water.

冰淇淋总能让她馋得淌口水。

The description of the dessert made everyone's mouth water.
对甜点的描述让每个人都垂涎三尺。

Just the thought of having a big seafood dinner tonight makes my mouth water.

一想到今晚要吃一顿丰盛的海鲜大餐，我就馋得流口水。

The roast ducks that restaurant serves is my favorite dish. Every time I think about it, it makes my mouth water.

我最喜欢吃那个饭馆的烤鸭。每当我想起它我就会流口水。

The photographs in that new recipe book really make my mouth water.

那本新出烹饪书上的实物照片非常诱人，真使我馋得流口水。

The sight of the sizzling steak made their mouths water.
那块发出噼噼啪啪声的牛排让他们垂涎三尺。

Whatever the shrimp, crab, shellfish or other unnamable seafood, all make our mouth water.

无论是虾，蟹，贝类亦或是其他不知名海鲜，都让人垂涎欲滴。

Just the thought of having a big seafood dinner tonight makes my mouth water.

仅仅想到晚上吃一顿大的海鲜就让我馋得流口水。

The food show on TV always makes my mouth water.
电视上的美食节目总是让我垂涎三尺。

The pies in the store widow made little Tommy’s mouth water.

店铺橱窗里的馅饼小汤姆垂涎三尺。

Mary collects folk song records; and the records in the store window made her mouth water.

玛丽收集民歌唱片，商店橱窗里的那些唱片使她馋涎欲滴。

Seeing those posters of Hawaii made my mouth water for a vacation on a beach.

看着那些夏威夷海报真是让人心痒痒啊，好想去海边度假。

Looking at beautiful women in streets every time makes my mouth water.

每次在街上看到美女就使我垂涎三尺。

The dog salivated at the sight of meat.

狗看到肉流口水。（在某些语境中，可用“salivate”替代，但“salivate”更偏向医学或正式场景）

He saw the dog drooling/ dribbling at the mouth. 他看见狗在流口水。

来源：翅膀英语一点号