| 单词 | whet |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [(h)wet] |
| 解释 | v.磨快；刺激 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.磨快 (to sharpen)；刺激(excite, stimulate) 【考】 反义词：blunt(弄钝) 【记】 和what一起记: whet the knife for what? 【例】 whet a knife / whet one's interest(刺激兴趣) |
| 字源 | whet (v.) Old English hwettan "to whet, sharpen," figuratively "incite, encourage," from Proto-Germanic *hwatjan (cognates: Old Norse hvetja "to sharpen, encourage," Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wetten, Old High German wezzan, German wetzen "to sharpen," Gothic ga-hvatjan "to sharpen, incite"), from PIE root *kwed- "to sharpen" (cognates: Sanskrit codati "incites," literally "sharpens;" Old English hwæt "brave, bold," Old Saxon hwat "sharp"). |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (在磨刀石上)把...磨快; 刺激 【记】whet的时候要把whetstone弄 wet. What? 你要whet? 【反】blunt(v 弄钝); dull(vt 使迟钝) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】wet 弄湿，开始磨刀 |
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