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whet AHD[hwĕt, wĕt] D.J.[hwet, wet]K.K.[hwɛt, wɛt]v.tr.(及物动词)whet.ted, whet.ting, whets - To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.磨,磨快:磨尖(一把刀);在磨刀石上把…磨快
- To make more keen; stimulate:使更强烈;刺激:The frying bacon whetted my appetite.煎咸肉增强了我的食欲
n.(名词)- The act of whetting.磨快的行为
- Something that whets.刺激物
- Informal An appetizer.【非正式用语】 开胃物
- Middle English whetten 中古英语 whetten
- from Old English hwettan 源自 古英语 hwettan
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