whet /wɛt/ ( whetting, whetted, whets )

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  PHRASE 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(某人的)欲望; 激发(某人的)兴趣

  例：

  A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise.

  一份非常好的商品目录也可以激起顾客的购买欲。