英语词汇“whet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

whet

(hwet )

Word forms: whets , whetting , whetted

whet someone's appetite phrase

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. [+ for]

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

Idioms:

whet someone's appetite

to make someone start to want something very much

Winning the World Championship whetted his appetite for more success.

单词	whet
释义	whet (hwet ) Word forms: whets , whetting , whetted whet someone's appetite phrase 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. [+ for] ...lectures he hopes might whet the appetite and keep students' enthusiasm. Idioms: whet someone's appetite to make someone start to want something very much Winning the World Championship whetted his appetite for more success. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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