whetted

美 [hwet] 　英 [wet]

• n.研磨；一杯酒；激勵；〈方〉一段(短)時間(的工作)
• v.磨；加強(qiáng)
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)磨快；刺激；助長

詞形變化

過去式：whetted  第三人稱單數(shù)：whets  現(xiàn)在分詞：whetting  

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英漢解釋

v.	1. 磨,磨快 2. 刺激,加強(qiáng),助長(食欲,好奇心等)
n.	1. 研磨 2. 開胃物,一杯酒;刺激物,激勵 3. 〈方〉一段(短)時間(的工作)

英英解釋

v.	1. if you whet a blade, you make it sharper using a whetstone

例句

I read a brief extract of his new novel on the train and it has rather whetted my appetite for it.

我在火車上讀了他的新小說的一個簡短摘錄，它激起了我的強(qiáng)烈興趣。

Such sentiments are helping to put the kibosh on the risk appetite whetted by the EU bailout announcement over the weekend.

此類氣氛有助于徹底打消歐盟周末宣布的救助計劃激發(fā)出來的冒險欲望。

Somehow all this anguish and excitement, all the grief and histrionics, only whetted my appetite.

不知怎么搞的，她所有這些痛苦和激動、所有的悲傷和做作只是激發(fā)了我的欲望。

The men hold huge cleavers, which are in a few strokes whetted to razor sharpness on nearby rocks.

這幾個男人拿著大砍刀，把這些砍刀在附近的巖石上磨得象剃刀一樣鋒利。

One of my teachers lent me a book about climbing, and it really whetted my appetite.

我的一位教師借給我一本登山方面的書，引起了我極大的興趣。

His unexpectedly decisive victory over the French at Agincourt in 1415 whetted his appetite for the crown of France as well.

1415年，亨利六世在阿讓庫爾攻打法國，取得出其不意的決定性勝利，刺激了他獲得法國王冠的愿望。

he whetted her appetite to stay in the company by supplying high salary.

他通過給高薪使她樂意繼續(xù)留在公司干。

When the bear saw this, his appetite was whetted and he wanted some nuts as well.

熊看著小裁縫吃核桃，也被激起食欲，他也想吃一些核桃。

Far from satiating voters' thirst for blood, the speaker's decapitation may have whetted it.

選民的嗜血心態(tài)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)未得到滿足，議長的撤換只是進(jìn)一步刺激了這一渴望。

As the stimulus forced down interest rates, it eventually whetted investors' appetite for riskier assets like stocks.

隨著刺激措施迫使利率下降，投資者最終對像股票這樣的風(fēng)險較高的資產(chǎn)，產(chǎn)生了興趣。

The sound of the scythe being whetted makes us cast more lingering looks at the flower-sprinkled tresses of the meadows.

磨鐮刀的聲音使我們向到處點(diǎn)綴著花朵的草地多擲去一些依依難舍的目光。

The old man whetted his scythe so hard that a long shower of sparks flew out on the grass.

那個老頭使勁磨著大鐮刀，一長串火星飛濺到草地上。

I appreciate injury my person, is the will that she whetted to practice me; .

我感謝傷害我的人，是她磨練了我的意志；。

Both wines exhibited great fruit characters and whetted the palate for the MAIN EVENT.

兩種酒都展示了葡萄酒極好的水果特性，是主要場合的開胃酒。

Portsmouth boss Paul Hart said: "It whetted my appetite to think that we could get a player of Steve's calibre here. "

軍港老板保羅。哈特表示：“一想到球隊能夠簽下像芬南這樣的優(yōu)秀選手我就感到高興。”

Arch spat some more tobacco juice on his boot top and whetted the jackknife blade some more.

阿奇又朝靴面上吐了些煙沫，再把大折刀磨了幾下。

Mr. Koizumi also whetted Japan's appetite for more decisive leaders unafraid to make tough choices.

小泉先生讓日本對于一個更加果斷、不畏做決策的領(lǐng)單人翹首以盼。

TYPICAL USE: You'd think she would never climb again, after falling down the mountain, but it just whetted her appetite.

你也許會想她從山上摔下來后不會再爬山，但那正好磨出了她的胃口。

The ambrosial aroma of the roast whetted our appetites.

烤肉的香味刺激了我們的食欲。

Mrs Merkel has whetted Germany's appetite for cheap, secure, green energy.

默克爾已經(jīng)將德國人對低廉、安全、綠色能源的胃口吊了起來。

Hopefully, this article has whetted your appetite to dig farther into ZFS.

希望本文已經(jīng)引起您進(jìn)一步挖掘ZFS的欲望。

His words whetted my curiosity(imagination).

他的話引起了我的好奇心（想象力）。

Have the screenshots whetted your appetite?

這些截圖吊起你們的胃口嗎？

The smell of the barbecue whetted my appetite.

烤肉的香味讓我食欲大開。

The cook chortled while he whetted his knife to butcher the turtle.

廚子磨刀準(zhǔn)備宰殺，得意地笑著。

Mr Zuma says his appetite for hosting the Olympics is whetted.

祖馬表示，他舉辦奧運(yùn)會的興趣增強(qiáng)了。

That first visit to China just whetted her appetite.

第一次去中國旅游后，她更想去了。

I'm so hungry. That candy just whetted my appetite.

我好餓，那顆糧果引起了我的食欲。

He whetted his knife on the stone.

他在石頭上磨刀。

Winning the Davis Cup last year whetted his appetite; he said bye to gluten, and the serve became a useful weapon.

去年贏得了戴維斯杯觸發(fā)了他的野心；發(fā)球變成了他有力的武器。

the benefit bandit shallow, not only strengthened physical endowment, but also whetted to practice a will.

跑步確實(shí)使我受益匪淺，不僅增強(qiáng)了體質(zhì)，而且磨練了意志。

It is very evident what mean and sneaking lives many of you live, for my sight has been whetted by experience;

你們這許多人過的是何等低卑、躲來躲去的生活啊，這很明顯，因為我的眼力已經(jīng)在閱歷的磨刀石上磨利了；

i knew the steely ire i had whetted

我知道我己煽起了鋼刀一般的憤怒。