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

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。
It's a great way to whet your aviation appetite.
这是激起你航空梦想的重要方式。
Jack begins to whet the latter's appetite.
杰克开始吊亨利的胃口。
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。
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。
I am sure this food will whet their appetites.
我敢肯定，这些菜能让他们大开胃口。
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。
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。
A dish with a fragrant aroma will certainly whet the appetite.
一道冒着香味的菜肴定会激起人们的食欲。
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。