英英释义
词典解释
网络解释
verb
一. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
二. make keen or more acute
e.g. whet my appetite
Synonym: quicken
一. 刺激(某人)对…的欲望;激发(某人)对…的兴趣
If someone or something whets your appetite for a particular thing, they increase your desire to have it or know about it, especially by giving you an idea of what it is like.
e.g. 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。
e.g. ...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
一. 磨:wherry 摆渡船 | whet 磨 | whether or no 不管怎样
二. 研磨:when viewed from the driver end ==> 从传动机侧看 | whet ==> 研磨 | whet slate ==> 砥石
三. whet的解释
三. 磨研磨:whet 磨 | whet 磨研磨 | Whether Customs Cleared or Not 不论是否通过海关手续
四. 刺激:Resound出名 | Whet刺激 | Appetite欲望
经典引文
A vengeful..public, its temper whetted by..sensational journalism.
出自:R. TraversThe many books he read but served to whet his appetite.
出自:J. London近义词
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