whetting

whetting

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基本翻译或解释：

v. （在石头上）磨（刀、斧等）( whet的现在分词 )；引起，刺激（食欲、欲望、兴趣等）

用法与例句：

You know that you 're whetting my appetite .

你知道你在刺激我的欲望。

Rising incomes are whetting china 's appetite for a better diet , meaning rising demand for corn .

收入的增加令中国人提高膳食标准的胃口大开，这也意味着对玉米的需求会增加。

But nanotubes have other qualities that are whetting the appetites of engineers : they 're excellent conductors of electricity and heat , and they can be used as wires , semiconductors or superconductors .

但是纳管还具有其他的品质，吊起了工程师们的胃口：它们是电与热的优良导体，可以用作电线、半导体或超导体。

Can experience to whet difficult is a kind of quality , presume to whet difficult is a kind of courage , be good at whetting difficult is a kind of wise and farsighted .

13-30、能经受磨难是一种品质，敢于磨难是一种勇气，善于磨难是一种睿智。

While the people were still in the drawing-room , whetting up for dinner , and coldly inspecting the late comers , the servant announced : " mr. lloyd hastings . "

这些人正在客厅里等着，一边吊胃口，一边冷眼旁观后到的客人。这时仆人来报：“劳埃德赫斯廷斯先生到。”