"whet your appetite" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 引起食欲
• 勾起兴趣

Definition

让你更想要某样东西，特别是食物，也可以指激起你的好奇心或兴趣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于比喻意义，即激发兴趣，不仅限于食欲。常见短语：'whet your appetite for...'。不要与'wet'(湿的)混淆。多用于介绍预览或前情提要时。

Examples

That small salad will whet your appetite for the main dish.

这个小沙拉会**引起你的食欲**，为主菜做准备。

A good trailer can whet your appetite for a movie.

一个好的预告片可以**勾起你对电影的兴趣**。

The smell of fresh bread will whet your appetite.

新鲜面包的香味会**引起你的食欲**。

Let me whet your appetite with a sneak peek of our new collection.

让我给你**勾起兴趣**，先看看我们的新系列。

This teaser is really going to whet your appetite for next week's episode.

这个预告片真的会让你对下周的剧集**产生兴趣**。

A few photos were enough to whet our appetite for the full story.

几张照片就足以**勾起我们对完整故事的兴趣**。