whetted

英 [ˈwetɪd]

美 [ˈwetɪd]

v.  刺激…的欲望; 增强…的兴趣
whet的过去分词和过去式

过去式：whetted　

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 刺激(某人)对…的欲望;激发（某人）对…的兴趣
  If someone or somethingwhetsyourappetite fora particular thing, they increase your desire to have it or know about it, especially by giving you an idea of what it is like.
  1. A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise.
     一份真正好的商品目录也可以激起顾客购买的欲望。
  2. ...lectures he hopes might whet the appetite and keep students' enthusiasm.
     他希望能激发学生们的兴趣，保持他们的热情的讲座

双语例句

• The old man whetted his scythe so hard that a long shower of sparks flew out on the grass.
  那个老头使劲磨着大镰刀，一长串火星飞溅到草地上。
• The cook chortled while he whetted his knife to butcher the turtle.
  厨子磨刀准备宰杀，得意地笑着。
• The years whet difficult, the slightest whetted to the dream of childhood.
  岁月的磨难，丝毫没有磨去童年的梦。
• It is very evident what mean and sneaking lives many of you live, for my sight has been whetted by experience;
  凭着经验我能很显然的看出你过着如此卑微的生活，还有许多限制。
• You'd think she would never climb again, after falling down the mountain, but it just whetted her appetite.
  你认为自从上次登山失败后，他再也不会登山，但这恰好吊起了他的兴趣。
• Reading travel brochures whetted his appetite for a holiday.
  他看了旅游手册就巴不得去度假。
• He whetted his knife on the stone.
  他在石头上磨刀。
• Appetites had been whetted for further advances.
  取得进一步发展的愿望已经被激发起来了。
• Mr Zuma says his appetite for hosting the Olympics is whetted.
  祖马表示，他举办奥运会的兴趣增强了。
• Last weekend's underground raid on a branch of the Credit Lyonnais seems to have whetted the appetite of other would-be bank robbers in Paris.
  上周末对里昂信贷银行（CreditLyonnais）某支行地下室的袭击似乎刺激了巴黎其他跃跃欲试的银行抢劫犯的胃口。