whet 音标拼音: [w'ɛt] [hw'ɛt]
n . 磨,磨利之物,开胃物
vt . 磨,磨快,刺激,促进
磨,磨利之物,开胃物磨,磨快,刺激,促进
whet v 1 :
make keen or more acute ; "
whet my appetite " [
synonym : {
whet },
{
quicken }]
2 :
sharpen by rubbing ,
as on a whetstone Whet \
Whet \,
n .
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1 .
The act of whetting .
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2 .
That which whets or sharpens ;
esp .,
an appetizer . "
Sips ,
drams ,
and whets ." --
Spectator .
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{
Whet slate } (
Min .),
a variety of slate used for sharpening cutting instruments ;
novaculite ; --
called also {
whetstone slate },
and {
oilstone }.
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Whet \
Whet \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Whetted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Whetting }.] [
AS .
hwettan ;
akin to D .
wetten ,
G .
wetzen ,
OHG .
wezzen ,
Icel .
hvetja ,
Sw .
v [
aum ]
ttja ,
and AS .
hw [
ae ]
t vigorous ,
brave ,
OS .
hwat ,
OHG .
waz ,
was ,
sharp ,
Icel .
hvatr ,
bold ,
active ,
Sw .
hvass sharp ,
Dan .
hvas ,
Goth .
hwassaba sharply ,
and probably to Skr .
cud to impel ,
urge on .]
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1 .
To rub or on with some substance ,
as a piece of stone ,
for the purpose of sharpening ;
to sharpen by attrition ;
as ,
to whet a knife .
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The mower whets his scythe . --
Milton .
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Here roams the wolf ,
the eagle whets his beak .
--
Byron .
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2 .
To make sharp ,
keen ,
or eager ;
to excite ;
to stimulate ;
as ,
to whet the appetite or the courage .
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Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar ,
I have not slept . --
Shak .
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{
To whet on }, {
To whet forward },
to urge on or forward ;
to instigate . --
Shak .
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130 Moby Thesaurus words for "
whet ":
accelerate ,
aculeate ,
acuminate ,
aggravate ,
agitate ,
animate ,
antepast ,
antipasto ,
aperitif ,
appetizer ,
arouse ,
awaken ,
bait ,
barb ,
beef up ,
bestir ,
blow the coals ,
blow up ,
bribe ,
canape ,
carrot ,
challenge ,
complicate ,
concentrate ,
condense ,
consolidate ,
cultivate ,
cuspidate ,
deepen ,
double ,
edge ,
encouragement ,
enhance ,
enliven ,
exacerbate ,
exaggerate ,
excite ,
exhilarate ,
fan ,
fan the flame ,
feed the fire ,
ferment ,
file ,
fillip ,
fire ,
foment ,
foretaste ,
galvanize ,
grind ,
heat ,
heat up ,
heighten ,
hone ,
hop up ,
hot up ,
impassion ,
incense ,
incentive ,
incite ,
incitement ,
inducement ,
inflame ,
infuse life into ,
instigate ,
intensify ,
interest ,
invigorate ,
invitation ,
jazz up ,
key up ,
kindle ,
lure ,
magnify ,
make complex ,
make sensitive ,
nettle ,
oilstone ,
payment ,
percentage ,
persuasive ,
pick up ,
pique ,
point ,
profit ,
provocation ,
provoke ,
put up to ,
quicken ,
rally ,
ramify ,
redouble ,
refine ,
reinforce ,
renew ,
reset ,
resuscitate ,
revive ,
reward ,
rouse ,
sensibilize ,
sensitize ,
set ,
set on ,
sharp ,
sharpen ,
sic on ,
smorgasbord ,
soup up ,
spiculate ,
spur ,
step up ,
stimulate ,
stimulation ,
stimulative ,
stimulus ,
stir ,
stir the embers ,
stir up ,
strap ,
strengthen ,
strop ,
sweetener ,
sweetening ,
taper ,
tickle ,
triple ,
wake ,
waken ,
whip up ,
work up
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