whet
美音:[wet
]
英音:[wet
]
vt.磨,磨快,使兴奋
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whet为短语/超纲词汇
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动词过去式:whetted 过去分词:whetted 现在分词:whetting 第三人称单数:whets
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whet
/wet; [US] hwet; hwɛt/
v (-tt-) [Tn]
1 (fml 文) sharpen (the blade of a knife, an axe, etc), esp by rubbing with a stone 磨（刀、斧等）（尤指用石头磨）.
2 excite or stimulate (one's appetite, desire, interest, etc) 引起, 刺激（食欲、欲望、兴趣等）
*Reading travel brochures whets one's appetite for a holiday. 看了旅游手册就巴不得去度假.
v (-tt-) [Tn]
1 (fml 文) sharpen (the blade of a knife, an axe, etc), esp by rubbing with a stone 磨（刀、斧等）（尤指用石头磨）.
2 excite or stimulate (one's appetite, desire, interest, etc) 引起, 刺激（食欲、欲望、兴趣等）
*Reading travel brochures whets one's appetite for a holiday. 看了旅游手册就巴不得去度假.
whet
v past tense and past participlewhettedpresent participlewhetting [T]
[Language: Old English;Origin: hwettan]
whet sb's appetite (for sth)
if an experience whets your appetite for something, it increases your desire for it
The view from the Quai bridge had whetted my appetite for a trip on the lake.
literary to make the edge of a blade sharp
[Language: Old English;Origin: hwettan]
whet sb's appetite (for sth)
if an experience whets your appetite for something, it increases your desire for it
The view from the Quai bridge had whetted my appetite for a trip on the lake.
literary to make the edge of a blade sharp
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