Appetite
[ 'æpɪtaɪt ]
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n. 欲望;胃口，食欲;嗜好，爱好;
💡 词根助记
ap加强动作+pet追寻，寻求+ite表名词→一再追求→有胃口
📝 例句
whet a person's appetite
刺激食欲,引起胃口; 更加煽起人的欲望
At the moment she had no appetite for gossip.
此时此刻她无心闲聊。
His appetite satisfied, his mood changed.
肚子吃饱了，情绪也就变了。
She feels pretty well, but she hasn't much of an appetite.
她精神还不错, 不过胃口不太好。
Fit the appetite to the dishes and dress to the figure.
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ a-一,p-拼音“胖”,pet-爱畜,it-它,e-拼音“饿”:一头胖爱畜,它饿得食欲强
※ ap-拼音“阿婆”,pet-宠物,I-我,te-拼音“特”:阿婆的宠物和我都有特大的食欲
※ a-一,pp-拼音“婆婆”,ti-拼音“提”,te-拼音“天鹅”:一个婆婆看到鹅就没食欲,一提到天鹅就来胃口
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-pet-表示“寻求”
📖 牛津释义
appetite
n
1 [U] physical desire, esp for food or pleasure 肉体的欲望（尤指对食物或享乐）; 食欲; 胃口
When I was ill I completely lost my appetite. 我生病时完全没有食欲.
Don't spoil your appetite by eating sweets before meals. 饭前不要吃糖以免影响食欲.
(fig 比喻) He had no appetite for the fight. 他毫无斗志.
2 [C] instance of a natural desire for sth （对某事物的）自然的欲望
The long walk has given me a good appetite. 走了长路使我食欲大振.
He has an amazing appetite for hard work. 他出奇地喜爱艰巨的工作.
a person of gross sexual appetites 性欲旺盛的人.
🎯 考研助记
爱陪太太（谐音）：秀色可餐， 食欲大增 a(=to)+pet(追求)+ite→反复追求食物的意愿→ 食欲 网友：clavichord 补充：
🔁 扩展释义
*['æpitait]n. 食欲, 欲望, 爱好【医】 食欲相关词组: to sb's appetite to lose one's appetite to have an appetite for...
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Are you kidding?
你在开玩笑吗？
I used to have lunch every day at the same time.
我过去常每天在同一时间吃午餐。
Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.
即使他也仍存有幻觉，好像乡村生活就是比城市生活优越。