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
• make keen or more acute
  1. whet my appetite
  Synonym:quicken

双语例句

• It be the pressure that begs existence in hard environment because of DOing not experience the whet of environment of the very hardship to practice and bearing.
  就是因为没有经受过极其艰苦的环境的磨练和承受艰苦环境里求生存的压力。
• His first step MS toadaptto the situation and keep hisacquisitivepartners from selling whet he had started to the highest bidder.
  他采取的第一步是适应局面并阻止那些贪婪的合伙人把他创立的学校卖给出价最高的人。
• I am sure this food will whet their appetites.
  我敢肯定，这些菜能让他们大开胃口。
• 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。
• That pre-dinner cocktail or glass of wine meant to whet your appetite before dinner actually does just that, stimulating a feeling of hunger even if your stomach is full, says Moon.
  莫恩说：在正餐前喝鸡尾酒或一杯葡萄酒可以有效促进食欲，即使你很饱也能产生饥饿感。
• Then he would put it on the stone again and whet, whet, till I could have laughed aloud, it was so very ludicrous.
  于是他又在磨刀石上一磨再磨，真是滑稽，使我禁不住要放声大笑。
• It's a great way to whet your aviation appetite.
  这是激起你航空梦想的重要方式。
• Early men then ate the same plants whet they fall sick, and found them helpful.
  早期的人生病时，也吃同样的植物，并发现它们有帮助。
• LAST year Google whet the appetites of geeks everywhere when it announced that it had developed Google Glass, a pair of web-connected smart glasses that could take photos and videos, and display information gleaned from the internet.
  谷歌去年宣布开发出了谷歌眼镜，一下吊起了全球发烧友们的胃口。这是一种新型智能眼镜，能上网、能拍照、能看视频、还能显示网上订阅的文章。
• As I dug deeper into her life, each new revelation only served to whet my appetite for more details.
  随着我对魏特琳身世的进一步了解，每一个新的发现都会激励我想了解有关她更多细节的兴趣。