appetite是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the feeling that you want to eat food -- 食欲，胃口

  • 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。

• 1 the feeling of wanting or needing something -- 欲望；渴求

  • 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。