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单词 appetite
释义
appetite
noun
uk
/ˈæp.ə.taɪt/us
/ˈæp.ə.taɪt/

appetitenoun(FOOD)

C1[CorU]
thefeelingthat youwanttoeatfood:
食欲，胃口
All thatwalkinghasgivenme an appetite.走了那么远的路，我胃口大开。
I won't have anychocolate,thanks. It willspoil(=reduce)my appetite.多谢，我不吃巧克力，吃了会影响食欲。
I haven'tgot much ofan appetite(= I am nothungry).我没什么胃口。
Thechildrenallhavehealthy/goodappetites(= theyeata lot).孩子们胃口都很好。
Bothvirusescausefeverandlossofappetite.两种病毒都会引起发烧以及食欲不振。
More examples
  • She's got aheartyappetite.
  • You'llspoilyourappetite fordinnerif you have acakenow.
  • Weworkedup arealappetiteclimbingin themountains.
  • The appetite, says theproverb,growswitheating.
  • Growingboyshaveravenousappetites.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hungry & thirsty
  • (I'm so hungry), I could eat a horseidiom
  • anti-hunger
  • be gaspingidiom
  • cannibalism
  • eat
  • eat like a horseidiom
  • gasp
  • hunger
  • hunger striker
  • hungrily
  • hungry
  • parched
  • smackyourlipsidiom
  • starvation
  • starved
  • thirst
  • thirstily
  • thirsty
  • underfed
  • undernourished
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appetitenoun(NEED)

C2[C]
thefeelingofwantingorneedingsomething:
欲望；渴求
her appetiteforadventure她对冒险的渴望
hisinsatiablesexualappetite他的性欲无度
I'vereadanexcerptof thebookon theWeband it'swhettedmy appetite(=increasedmyinterestin it).我在网上读了这本书的一个选段，结果就把我的胃口给吊起来了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Feelings of desire
  • caprice
  • carnality
  • compulsion
  • covetousness
  • craving
  • dream
  • drive
  • get itchy feetidiom
  • hankering
  • hunger
  • impulse buy
  • impulse buying
  • longing
  • urge
  • vaulting
  • whim
  • whimsy
  • wish
  • yearning
  • yen
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(Definition ofappetitefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

appetite| American Dictionary

appetite
noun[C]
us
/ˈæp·ɪˌtɑɪt/
adesireor need for something,esp.food:
a good/healthyappetite
an appetite foradventure
(Definition ofappetitefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofappetite

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Here liberty is again figured in opposition to the internal tyranny of appetites.
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For what was modern capitalism itself but the disorderedappetiteof man written on the communal body?
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Critics will argue that the use of technology in popular music takes the most obvious technological routes merely to gratify a teenageappetite.
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A set of volumes like this whets theappetitefor more information.
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According to some understandings of human freedom, it makes no sense to speak of a response toappetiteor passion as a voluntary act.
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These developments indicate that the popularappetitefor bucolic lyricism and sheer musical 'abundance', which seems to have persisted since the sixteenth century, remains undiminished.
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There were many spectacles during the nineteenth century, feeding a publicappetitefor the latest thrilling news, whether polar or not.
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Pregnant women are routinely expected to subsume their appetites and desires into those that would be in keeping with the well-being of the fetus.
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The impact of these deficiencies on growth may, in part, derive from their influence onappetite.
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She manages to deliver the key elements in a manner which whets theappetitewithout either over- or under-facing her readers.
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Moreover, hypercaloric nutrition during postnatal life greatly amplifies prenatal effects on metabolic abnormalities, obesity,appetiteand diminished exercise behaviour.
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The prospect for philanthropically driven licenses is bound only by the philanthropicappetiteof patent holders.
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Common symptoms reported as troublesome were muscle weakness, shortness of breath, and lack ofappetite.
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If the child has lost hisappetite, they are told to go outdoors to get it back!
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But, if anything, the publicappetitefor bulky biographies and glossy guides seems to have increased.
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Collocationswithappetite

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These are words often used in combination withappetite.

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appetite suppressant
A doctor may prescribe anyappetitesuppressantdrug which he considers appropriate for a patient.
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decreased appetite
These behavioural changes include fever, experience of weakness, fatigue, hypersomnia, depressed activity, decreased appetite and loss of interest in social activities, and result in a state of general malaise.
From theCambridge English Corpus
increased appetite
However, the association is unlikely to be simply a consequence of increased appetite.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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