whet
(verb)
/wet/
Giải nghĩa:
To increase someone's interest or enthusiasm
To increase someone's interest or enthusiasm
Ví dụ:
That small success has whetted her appetite for more work.
That small success has whetted her appetite for more work.
whet
(verb)
/wet/
Giải nghĩa:
To sharpen a tool or weapon
To sharpen a tool or weapon
Ví dụ:
He sat on the porch, whetting his knife with an old stone.
He sat on the porch, whetting his knife with an old stone.
Cách sử dụng
The word 'whet' means to sharpen or stimulate someone's interest or appetite. It can be used in contexts where you want to awaken someone's curiosity or enthusiasm for something. For example, "I read a book that really whetted my appetite for travel," means that the book made the person eager to travel. Another example is, "I watched a trailer of the movie which has whet my interest to watch the full movie." Here the person is saying that they became interested in watching the full movie based on the short clip they saw.
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