Word · Frequency #18573
Fully loadedwhetted
刺激；使敏锐；激起
whetted is the past of whet.
make keen or more acute
常与 appetite 等连用，表示激发兴趣或欲望
- 1.
To sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
在磨石等物体上摩擦使(刀剑等)锋利；磨砺。
- 2.
Of an animal such as a boar: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing on a stone, etc., in preparation for an attack.
(野猪等动物)为准备攻击而在石头等上磨快(角、牙、獠牙等)。
- 3.
To make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen.
使(食欲、兴趣等)更强烈；激发；磨砺。
- 4.
To make more keen; to stimulate.
使更敏锐；刺激。
- 5.
To prepare for an attack.
为攻击做准备。
磨；磨快；在磨石等物体上摩擦使(刀剑等)锋利；磨砺。；(野猪等动物)为准备攻击而在石头等上磨快(角、牙、獠牙等)。；使(食欲、兴趣等)更强烈；激发；磨砺。；使更敏锐；刺激。
In use
The smell of fresh bread whets my appetite every morning.
The documentary whetted her curiosity about ancient Egypt.
A short trailer can whet viewers' interest before the film is released.
whet sth (on/with a whetstone)
本义是“磨快”，通常用磨石；on/with 引出磨具，也可省略。
He whetted the knife on a whetstone.
他在磨石上磨刀。
whet sb's appetite (for sth)
比喻义，表示“激起兴趣或渴望”，后接 for 引出对象。
The first chapter whetted my appetite for the rest of the novel.
第一章吊起了我读完小说其余部分的胃口。
Verb forms
base whet · third person whets · -ing whetting · past whetted · past participle whetted
磨快；激起（食欲/兴趣）。规则动词，变位时双写 t。
Connections
Collocations
- whet one's appetite
- 激起某人的食欲
- The smell of the bread whetted my appetite.面包的香味激起了我的食欲。
- whet a knife
- 磨刀
- He whetted the knife on a whetstone.他在磨刀石上磨刀。
- whet someone's interest
- 激起某人的兴趣
- The first chapter whets your interest in the novel.第一章激起了你对这部小说的兴趣。
Idioms & figurative uses
- whet someone's appetite
- 吊起某人的胃口；引起某人的兴趣The trailer whetted my appetite for the film.预告片吊起了我对这部电影的胃口。
Pop culture & quotes
- If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. — Ecclesiastes 10:10 (KJV)
Learner notes
Memory Tip
whet 以 wet（水）开头：磨刀石上洒水（wet）磨刀，whet 就是“磨快、激起”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：sharpening a blade or tool、figurative use: stimulating appetite, interest, or desire、formal or literary writing whet 作动词时，本义“磨（快）”多用于工具、刀具等具体物体，语域偏中性或书面；比喻义“激起、加强（食欲、兴趣等）”则常见于相对正式或文学性的表达，如 whet someone's appetite。由于不同搭配中语域略有差异，整体可视为混合语域。日常口语中若需表达“磨”或“刺激”，通常可选更直接的动词，但在书面语中 whet 仍很自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 whet 押韵的词（韵母都是 /-ɛt/）有 wet、pet、set、get、let、yet；注意拼写相似的 wheat /wiːt/ 与 what /wʌt/（或 /hwʌt/）发音不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.