whet
英 [wet]
美 [wɛt]
vt. 刺激；磨快；促進
n. 磨；開胃物；刺激物
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.
例句：
1. The book will whet your appetite for more of her work.
2. If the ox falls , whet your knife.
墻倒眾人推.
3. Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.
石頭是刀的朋友, 障礙是意志的朋友.
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。
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。
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