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

• I am sure this food will whet their appetites.
  我敢肯定，这些菜能让他们大开胃口。
• 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。
• 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。
• Whet your appetite, are you hungry?
  刺激你的欲望，你是否渴望？
• Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.
  石头是刀的朋友，障碍是意志的朋友。
• 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。
• It's a great way to whet your aviation appetite.
  这是激起你航空梦想的重要方式。
• This article has just scratched the surface of using zippers in the Visitor pattern; the point of it is to whet your appetite for further exploration.
  这篇文章仅仅是涉及了在访问者模式中使用zippers的一些浅显问题；目的在于激发您进一步探索的兴趣。
• 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。
• In the meantime, however, Alibaba is hoping that its latest results will whet potential investors 'appetite for growth.
  但与此同时，阿里巴巴希望最新的业绩能激发潜在投资者对增长的兴趣。