whetted的中文翻譯是什麼意思

whetted

/hwetid/

v. (在石頭上)磨(刀、斧等)( whet的過去式和過去分詞 ); 引起,刺激(食慾、慾望、興趣等)

whetted柯林斯釋義

PHRASE刺激(某人)對…的慾望;激發(某人)對…的興趣

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錄也可以激起顧客購買的慾望。

  • ...lectures he hopes might whet the appetite and keep students' enthusiasm.

    他希望能激發學生們的興趣,保持他們的熱情的講座

whetted場景例句

The little chicks had no more than whetted his appetite.

那幾只小雞隻引起了他的胃口.

The poor morsel of food only whetted desire.

那塊小的可憐的喜糕反而激起了他們的食慾.

Going to France for a week has whetted her appetite.

到法國去度假一週激起了她的更大欲望.

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

但茫茫荒原增強了他們對更多自由的渴望.

Reading travel brochures whetted his appetite for a holiday.

他看了旅遊手冊就巴不得去度假.

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