Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense whets, present participle whetting, past tense, past participle whetted
PHRASE 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. 刺激(某人)对…的欲望;激发(某人)对…的兴趣
A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise. [+ for]
一份真正好的商品目录也可以激起顾客购买的欲望。
...lectures he hopes might whet the appetite and keep students' enthusiasm.