whet
英 [wet]
美[wɛt]
- vt. 刺激；磨快；促进
- n. 磨；开胃物；刺激物
词态变化
第三人称单数: whets;过去式: whetted;过去分词: whetted;现在分词: whetting;
中文词源
whet 磨，刺激
来自古英语hwettan,磨，使锋利，来自PIE*kewd,使锋利，来自PIE*ko的扩大格，词源同cone,cuneiform.
英文词源
- whet (v.)
- Old English hwettan "to whet, sharpen," figuratively "incite, encourage," from Proto-Germanic *hwatjan (cognates: Old Norse hvetja "to sharpen, encourage," Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wetten, Old High German wezzan, German wetzen "to sharpen," Gothic ga-hvatjan "to sharpen, incite"), from PIE root *kwed- "to sharpen" (cognates: Sanskrit codati "incites," literally "sharpens;" Old English hwæt "brave, bold," Old Saxon hwat "sharp").
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. If the ox falls , whet your knife.
- 墙倒众人推.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.
- 石头是刀的朋友, 障碍是意志的朋友.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. She gave him just enough information to whet his appetite.
- 她向他透露的信息刚好能吊起他的胃口。
来自辞典例句
- 5. 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。
来自辞典例句