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单词 whet
释义
whet
verb
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whetverb(INTEREST)

whetsomeone'sappetite
toincreasesomeone'sinterestin andwishfor something, usually by giving them asmallexperienceof it:
勾起（某人）的兴趣；增加（某人）的欲望
I'vereadanexcerptof thebookon theWeband it's whetted myappetite.我在网上读过这部书的节选，引起了我强烈的兴趣。
That onekisshad whetted hisappetite.那个吻激起了他的欲望。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making people excited and interested
  • absorbed
  • animate
  • besomeone'sbagidiom
  • bedazzle
  • breathe
  • breathe (new) life into sthidiom
  • engage
  • intoxicate
  • intrigue
  • occupy
  • overexcite
  • overstimulate
  • stir
  • stretch
  • sweepsomeonealong
  • talksomethingup
  • tantalize
  • the Thames
  • thrill
  • whip
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whetverb(SHARPEN)

[T]old use
tosharpenthebladeof aknifeorsimilartool:
磨，把…磨锋利
He whetted hisknifeagainst thestone.他在石头上磨刀。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sharp and blunt
  • angularity
  • blunt
  • dull
  • hone
  • jag
  • jaggy
  • keen
  • point
  • pointed
  • prickly
  • razor-sharp
  • sharp
  • sharpen
  • sharply
  • sharpness
  • spiked
  • spiky
  • super-sharp
  • ultra-sharp
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(Definition ofwhetfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhet

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He quickly latched on to a comment about the number of tenants, but having whetted our appetite, he failed to satisfy us.
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Frankly, my appetite is being somewhat whetted by his argument.
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He does not use phraseology which tickles the ear or whets the appetite of good conversation.
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I remember very well his last contribution, which whetted my appetite for what we should hear to-day.
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I hope that that whets my noble friend's appetite.
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We have only had an excerpt and, having read it with great interest, it has whetted our appetites for more.
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Therefore, it is arguable that a tantalising pre-release of a report acts a film trailer and whets the public appetite for more.
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The public's appetite for them is increasingly evident, no doubt whetted by welfare considerations and the human health implications of some modern intensive practices.
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All that has happened is that its appetite has been whetted.
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My curiosity may be whetted, if not satisfied.
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He has given us the first instalment and it has whetted our appetite.
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His first speech has certainly whetted our appetite.
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You hope that it will satisfy the appetite, but, unfortunately, as we know, it only whets that appetite.
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Our appetite has been whetted as we look forward to many further contributions from him in the days to come.
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He assumed that our appetites had been whetted and it was clear that he hoped that he would be able to make a sale.
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