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whet

英 [wet]

美 [wet]

v.  刺激…的欲望; 增强…的兴趣

过去分词:whetted 过去式:whetted 现在分词:whetting 第三人称单数:whets 

GRE

BNC.18573 / COCA.19708

牛津词典

    verb

    • 刺激…的欲望;增强…的兴趣
      to increase your desire for or interest in sth
      1. The book will whet your appetite for more of her work.
        你看了这本书就会更想多读她的著作。

    柯林斯词典

    • PHRASE 刺激(某人)对…的欲望;激发(某人)对…的兴趣
      If someone or somethingwhetsyourappetite fora particular thing, they increase your desire to have it or know about it, especially by giving you an idea of what it is like.
      1. A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise.
        一份真正好的商品目录也可以激起顾客购买的欲望。
      2. ...lectures he hopes might whet the appetite and keep students' enthusiasm.
        他希望能激发学生们的兴趣,保持他们的热情的讲座

    英英释义

    verb

    • sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
      1. make keen or more acute
        1. whet my appetite
        Synonym:quicken

      双语例句

      • The years whet difficult, the slightest whetted to the dream of childhood.
        岁月的磨难,丝毫没有磨去童年的梦。
      • Although not an exhaustive description, it perhaps will provide enough information to whet your appetite and encourage you to learn more about TFP.
        尽管这些不是详尽的说明,但它也许会提供足够的信息激起您的欲望并鼓励您学习更多的关于TFP的内容。
      • Practice English before you eat to whet your appetite.
        饭前练英语,让你胃口好。
      • Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.
        石头是刀的朋友,障碍是意志的朋友。
      • I am sure this food will whet their appetites.
        我敢肯定,这些菜能让他们大开胃口。
      • This has been a bit of a whirlwind tour of these tools, but I have tried to present you with at least enough information to whet your appetite.
        本文采用走马观花的方式介绍了上述工具,但我已经试图起码向你提供足够的信息以激起你的好奇心。
      • Plastic imitation meals are one part of Japan's food culture, and they are starting to whet appetites in other countries, too.
        塑料仿餐是一个日本的饮食文化的一部分,他们开始在其他国家的胃口磨也。
      • A really good catalogue can also whet customers 'appetites for merchandise.
        一份真正好的商品目录也可以激起顾客购买的欲望。
      • Whet your appetite, are you hungry?
        刺激你的欲望,你是否渴望?
      • With these beautifully crafted works of edible art, the park ´ s creators whet the mass'appetite to consume, but with style and cultivation.
        除了风格和修养之外,凭借着这些做工精美的可食用艺术作品,公园的创造者激起了大众消费的欲望。