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

whetwhet /wɛt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYwhet

Origin: Old English hwettan

VERB TABLE

whet

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	whet
	he, she, it	whets
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	whetted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have whetted
	he, she, it	has whetted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had whetted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will whet
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have whetted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am whetting
	he, she, it	is whetting
	you, we, they	are whetting
Past	I, he, she, it	was whetting
	you, we, they	were whetting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been whetting
	he, she, it	has been whetting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been whetting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be whetting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been whetting

1whet somebody’s appetite (for something) if an experience whets your appetite for something, it increases your desire for it2literary to make the edge of a blade sharp