whet
whet
英[wet]美[hwɛt, wɛt]
vt.（在石头上）磨（刀、斧等），引起，刺激（食欲、欲望、兴趣等）；
第三人称单数：whets;
过去式：whetted;
过去分词：whetted;
现在分词：whetting;
例句
Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.石头是刀的朋友, 障碍是意志的朋友.
If the ox falls , whet your knife.墙倒众人推.
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。
...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
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。
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
PHRASE
刺激(某人)对…的欲望;激发（某人）对…的兴趣
If someone or something whets your appetite for a particular thing, they increase your desire to have it or know about it, especially by giving you an idea of what it is like.
例句
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。...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英英词典释义
Verb
1. make keen or more acute;
"whet my appetite"2. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
