whet
英[wet]
美[w?t]
- vt. 刺激；磨快；促進
- n. 磨；開胃物；刺激物
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?whets;過去式:?whetted;過去分詞:?whetted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?whetting;
中文詞源
whet 磨，刺激
來自古英語hwettan,磨，使鋒利，來自PIE*kewd,使鋒利，來自PIE*ko的擴大格，詞源同cone,cuneiform.
英文詞源
- 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 hw?t "brave, bold," Old Saxon hwat "sharp").
雙語例句
- 1. The book will whet your appetite for more of her work.
- 你看了這本書就會更想多讀她的著作。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. If the ox falls , whet your knife.
- 墻倒眾人推.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.
- 石頭是刀的朋友, 障礙是意志的朋友.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. She gave him just enough information to whet his appetite.
- 她向他透露的信息剛好能吊起他的胃口。
來自辭典例句
- 5. A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise.
- 一份真正好的商品目錄也可以激起顧客購買的欲望。
來自辭典例句