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Definition of appetite in English: appetitenoun ˈapɪtʌɪtˈæpəˌtaɪt 1A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food. 食欲;满足人体需要的欲望 he has a healthy appetite 他胃口很好。 mass noun they suffered from loss of appetite 他们受食欲不振之苦。 Example sentencesExamples - The museum claimed to serve the cause of moral reformation, but it really worked on base emotions and bodily appetites.
- The selection of salads and potato dishes on offer does not sound substantial enough to satisfy big appetites.
- They both have very healthy appetites, due to the fact they enjoy their food.
- It was delicious and just enough to satisfy my appetite while not being too filling.
- As a taster of what's to come, this comes close to completely satisfying the appetite.
- Another one is control of our bodily appetites and thoughts, which we're not so good at, these days.
- Just at this time he made a discovery that helped him satisfy their new appetite for solid food.
- Now, it is true that virtue and chastity are not the same thing but, like any of the natural appetites, a question of moderation is involved.
- We can choose to satisfy out appetites with healthy food, eating when we are hungry and stopping when we are full.
- Perhaps it is down to all the steroid hormones pumped into livestock to make them bigger in order to satisfy our insatiable appetites for dead animal.
- Activity that expresses the virtue of moderation is also excellent activity when it comes to the bodily appetites.
- And we could have sliced the cost in half by cutting out such things as starters, and still have emerged our appetites pleasantly satisfied.
- These characters will do anything to satisfy their appetites, whether for food, drink, or sex.
- They had to collect six trucks of grass every day to satisfy the appetites of their cows.
- They believed that following our natural appetites is a generally reliable guide to living well.
- While hunger and appetite are often experienced together, when we are hungry and want a particular food, appetites for foods can occur in the absence of hunger.
- Nor did such foods come into prevalence because of natural human appetites.
- Since they saw no contradiction between bodily appetites and godliness they would be relaxed about the display of sexual characteristics like the beard.
- Apparently, some people even lose their appetites if otherwise good food is served with an unexpected color.
- Dressed only in towelling robes, we began to snack on some food to fuel our appetites: peanut butter on toast for him, Marmite sandwich for me.
Synonyms hunger, ravenousness, hungriness, need for food taste, palate desire, relish voracity, greed, gluttony, stomach rare edacity, esurience - 1.1 A strong desire or liking for something.
对…的渴望(或爱好) 她对生活的热爱。 Example sentencesExamples - There is clearly an appetite and demand from the public for access to private historic houses.
- His appetites in the energy sector and his ambitions to restore his positions in the gas business might have lead to the event as of Friday.
- Perhaps then their appetite for loud and highly dangerous explosions would be satisfied.
- Rather something arouses us and accustoms our appetites and our desires to that which expands our longing.
- Ironically, Australians love to watch sport but they are losing their appetite to play it.
- One had appetites and ambitions, talents and desires, capacities and potential, drive and vision, questions and curiosity.
- Ever longed for that in-between meals treat, but don't want to ruin a healthy appetite for punk rock?
- In Scotland this appetite for debate is as strong as elsewhere in Britain.
- The strong appetite for a piece of Ireland was often shallow, faddish and dishonest.
- Did the film whet your appetite for another long, epic story of love, loyalty and bloody warfare?
- His positioning was faultless and his appetite for pain and mayhem truly awesome.
- If television is anything to go by, there seems to be a huge appetite for shows about the love lives of rich New Yorkers.
- This number and the whole evening satisfied appetites for thoughtful music and left people hungry for more.
- Kicking off the summer dance season this week are two festivals that will satisfy even the most insatiable of dance appetites.
- Of course, to be patient, you have to have a long investing horizon and an appetite for some risk.
- He had a great appetite for working on the land and was in ready demand around the locality.
- Maybe that explains her passion for fine red wines and her insatiable appetite for weirdness of all flavors.
- The two nations' appetites for oil are burgeoning, demanding more and more from the world's oil wells.
- He had an immense appetite for life and loved gadgetry of all sorts, especially cars and boats.
- There is an appetite for a balance between both strong leadership and a democratic system.
Synonyms craving, longing, yearning, hankering, hunger, thirst, passion, relish, lust, love, zest, gusto, avidity, ardour need, demand, urge, addiction, itch, ache enthusiasm, keenness, eagerness desire, liking, fancy, inclination, propensity, proclivity, partiality informal yen formal appetency
OriginMiddle English: from Old French apetit (modern appétit), from Latin appetitus 'desire for', from appetere 'seek after', from ad- 'to' + petere 'seek'. Definition of appetite in US English: appetitenounˈapəˌtītˈæpəˌtaɪt 1usually in singular A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food. 食欲;满足人体需要的欲望 he has a healthy appetite 他胃口很好。 they suffered from loss of appetite 他们受食欲不振之苦。 Example sentencesExamples - Perhaps it is down to all the steroid hormones pumped into livestock to make them bigger in order to satisfy our insatiable appetites for dead animal.
- The selection of salads and potato dishes on offer does not sound substantial enough to satisfy big appetites.
- They both have very healthy appetites, due to the fact they enjoy their food.
- As a taster of what's to come, this comes close to completely satisfying the appetite.
- They had to collect six trucks of grass every day to satisfy the appetites of their cows.
- Nor did such foods come into prevalence because of natural human appetites.
- Dressed only in towelling robes, we began to snack on some food to fuel our appetites: peanut butter on toast for him, Marmite sandwich for me.
- Now, it is true that virtue and chastity are not the same thing but, like any of the natural appetites, a question of moderation is involved.
- Since they saw no contradiction between bodily appetites and godliness they would be relaxed about the display of sexual characteristics like the beard.
- Apparently, some people even lose their appetites if otherwise good food is served with an unexpected color.
- We can choose to satisfy out appetites with healthy food, eating when we are hungry and stopping when we are full.
- Another one is control of our bodily appetites and thoughts, which we're not so good at, these days.
- They believed that following our natural appetites is a generally reliable guide to living well.
- These characters will do anything to satisfy their appetites, whether for food, drink, or sex.
- It was delicious and just enough to satisfy my appetite while not being too filling.
- The museum claimed to serve the cause of moral reformation, but it really worked on base emotions and bodily appetites.
- Just at this time he made a discovery that helped him satisfy their new appetite for solid food.
- While hunger and appetite are often experienced together, when we are hungry and want a particular food, appetites for foods can occur in the absence of hunger.
- And we could have sliced the cost in half by cutting out such things as starters, and still have emerged our appetites pleasantly satisfied.
- Activity that expresses the virtue of moderation is also excellent activity when it comes to the bodily appetites.
Synonyms hunger, ravenousness, hungriness, need for food - 1.1 A strong desire or liking for something.
对…的渴望(或爱好) an unquenchable appetite for life 她对生活的热爱。 Example sentencesExamples - Did the film whet your appetite for another long, epic story of love, loyalty and bloody warfare?
- Perhaps then their appetite for loud and highly dangerous explosions would be satisfied.
- His appetites in the energy sector and his ambitions to restore his positions in the gas business might have lead to the event as of Friday.
- He had an immense appetite for life and loved gadgetry of all sorts, especially cars and boats.
- Ever longed for that in-between meals treat, but don't want to ruin a healthy appetite for punk rock?
- There is an appetite for a balance between both strong leadership and a democratic system.
- His positioning was faultless and his appetite for pain and mayhem truly awesome.
- Ironically, Australians love to watch sport but they are losing their appetite to play it.
- Of course, to be patient, you have to have a long investing horizon and an appetite for some risk.
- Kicking off the summer dance season this week are two festivals that will satisfy even the most insatiable of dance appetites.
- Rather something arouses us and accustoms our appetites and our desires to that which expands our longing.
- The two nations' appetites for oil are burgeoning, demanding more and more from the world's oil wells.
- One had appetites and ambitions, talents and desires, capacities and potential, drive and vision, questions and curiosity.
- The strong appetite for a piece of Ireland was often shallow, faddish and dishonest.
- If television is anything to go by, there seems to be a huge appetite for shows about the love lives of rich New Yorkers.
- He had a great appetite for working on the land and was in ready demand around the locality.
- There is clearly an appetite and demand from the public for access to private historic houses.
- Maybe that explains her passion for fine red wines and her insatiable appetite for weirdness of all flavors.
- This number and the whole evening satisfied appetites for thoughtful music and left people hungry for more.
- In Scotland this appetite for debate is as strong as elsewhere in Britain.
Synonyms craving, longing, yearning, hankering, hunger, thirst, passion, relish, lust, love, zest, gusto, avidity, ardour
OriginMiddle English: from Old French apetit (modern appétit), from Latin appetitus ‘desire for’, from appetere ‘seek after’, from ad- ‘to’ + petere ‘seek’. |