及物动词（在石头上）磨（刀、斧等）; 引起，刺激（食欲、欲望、兴趣等）

及物动词

1. He whetted his knife on the stone.
他在石上磨刀。

2. He whetted his knife.
他磨刀。

1. That first visit to China just whetted her appetite.
第一次去中国旅游后，她更想去了。

1. 磨：wherry 摆渡船 | whet 磨 | whether or no 不管怎样

2. 研磨：when viewed from the driver end == 从传动机侧看 | whet == 研磨 | whet slate == 砥石

3. 磨研磨：whet 磨 | whet 磨研磨 | Whether Customs Cleared or Not 不论是否通过海关手续

4. 刺激：Resound出名 | Whet刺激 | Appetite欲望

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1. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...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

verb

1. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

2. make keen or more acute

e.g. whet my appetite

Synonym: quicken