whetted的中文翻译是什么意思

whetted

/hwetid/

v. (在石头上)磨(刀、斧等)( whet的过去式和过去分词 ); 引起,刺激(食欲、欲望、兴趣等)

whetted柯林斯释义

PHRASE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.

  • 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。

  • ...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

whetted场景例句

The little chicks had no more than whetted his appetite.

那几只小鸡只引起了他的胃口.

The poor morsel of food only whetted desire.

那块小的可怜的喜糕反而激起了他们的食欲.

Going to France for a week has whetted her appetite.

到法国去度假一周激起了她的更大欲望.

But the freedom of the wilderness whetted their appetites for more freedoms.

但茫茫荒原增强了他们对更多自由的渴望.

Reading travel brochures whetted his appetite for a holiday.

他看了旅游手册就巴不得去度假.

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