双语例句
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The waiter first served us a plate of whet.
服务员先给我们上了一盘开胃菜。
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The poor old man was rapidly whetting his dagger.
这位贫穷的老人正快速地磨匕首。
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The author's narrative whetted my reading interest.
这位作者的叙事勾起了我的阅读兴趣。
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We had some wine to whet our appetites.
我们喝了一些红酒来激起我们的食欲
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The book will whet your appetite for more of her work.
你看了这本书就会更想多读她的著作。
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A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise.
一份非常好的商品目录也可以激起顾客的购买欲。
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Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.
石头是刀的朋友,障碍是意志的朋友。
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This will whet your appetite.
这会增加你的食欲。
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Then she began to whet her knife.
接着她磨刀霍霍。
近义词
vt.
stimulatefacilitatefanpromoteboost
百科
1. whet,英语单词,主要用作及物动词、名词,作及物动词时译为“刺激;磨快;促进”,作名词时译为“磨;开胃物;刺激物”。
释义
v.
sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon)
磨快,磨(工具,武器)
excite or stimulate (someone's desire, interest, or appetite)
刺激,促进,增强(欲望,兴趣,食欲)
n.
archaic a thing that stimulates appetite or desire
〈古〉 开胃物;刺激物
词源
"Old English hwettan, of Germanic origin; related to German wetzen, based on an adjective meaning ‘sharp’."