柯林斯詞典whet /w?t/ (whetting,whetted,whets) 1. 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. 刺激(某人的)欲望; 激發(fā)(某人的)興趣 A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise. 一份非常好的商品目錄也可以激起顧客的購(gòu)買欲。 返回 whet劍橋詞典 whet verb (INTEREST) ?whet sb's appetite to increase someone's interest in and wish for something, usually by giving them a small experience of it 勾起（某人）的興趣；增加（某人）的欲望 I've read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it's whetted my appetite . 我在網(wǎng)上讀過這部書的節(jié)選，引起了我強(qiáng)烈的興趣。 That one kiss had whetted his appetite . 那個(gè)吻激起了他的欲望。 whet verb (SHARPEN) [ 及物動(dòng)詞：后面接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ] old use to sharpen the blade of a knife or similar tool 磨，把…磨鋒利 He whetted his knife against the stone . 他在石頭上磨刀。 返回 whet