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

• Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.
  石头是刀的朋友，障碍是意志的朋友。
• 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。
• If I shall whet my sword as the lightning, and my hand take hold on judgment: I will render vengeance to my enemies, and repay them that hate me.
  我一磨亮我的刀剑，我一掌握裁判权，必向我的敌人雪恨，对恨我的人报复。
• I showed the sales director a preview of the proposal to whet his appetite for the main advertising campaign.
  我给销售经理预先看所提的建议，以增加他对广告宣传运动的兴趣。
• 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。
• Jack begins to whet the latter's appetite.
  杰克开始吊亨利的胃口。
• 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。
• 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。
• The preview was intended to whet your appetite.
  预告是为了吊胃口。
• 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。