appetite
['æp.ɪ.taɪt] noun
FOOD 食物
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■when you want to eat food 食欲，胃口•All that walking has given me an appetite.走了那么远的路，我胃口大开。 •I won't have any chocolate, thanks. It will spoil (= reduce) my appetite.谢谢，我不吃巧克力，吃了会影响食欲。 •I haven't got much of an appetite (= I am not hungry).我没甚么胃口。 •The children all have healthy/good appetites (= they eat a lot).孩子胃口都很好。 •Both viruses cause fever and loss of appetite.两种病毒都会引起发烧以及食欲不振。
['æp.ɪ.taɪt] noun
NEED 需要
countable
■when you feel you want or need something 欲望；渴求•her appetite for adventure她对冒险的渴望 •his insatiable sexual appetite他的性欲无度 •I've read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it's whetted my appetite (= increased my interest in it).我在网上读了这本书的一个摘录，结果就把我的胃口吊起来了。 |