appetite
noun uk/ˈæp.ə.taɪt/ us/ˈæp.ə.taɪt/
(FOOD)
C1 [ C or U ]食欲，胃口
the feeling that you want to eat food
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. 多谢，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). 我没什么胃口。
The children all have healthy/good appetites (= they eat a lot). 孩子们胃口都很好。
Both viruses cause fever and loss of appetite. 两种病毒都会引起发烧以及食欲不振。
- More examples
- She's got a hearty appetite.
- You'll spoil your appetite for dinner if you have a cake now.
- We worked up a real appetite climbing in the mountains.
- The appetite, says the proverb, grows with eating.
- Growing boys have ravenous appetites.
(NEED)
C2 [ C ]欲望;渴求
the feeling of wanting or needing something
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选段，结果就把我的胃口给吊起来了。