appetite

英 ['æpɪtaɪt] 美 ['æpɪtaɪt]

• n. 食欲；嗜好；欲望

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]欲望

   instance of a natural desire for sth

2. [U][C]胃口,食欲

   a desire or wish to have sth

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 食欲，胃口
2. 爱好，嗜好
3. 欲望，斗志，强烈欲望

英英释义

Noun:

1. a feeling of craving something;

   "an appetite for life"
   "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. She is suffering from lack of appetite.
   她食欲不振。
2. The long walk has given me a good appetite.
   走了长路使我食欲大振。
3. Mary has no appetite for hard work.
   玛丽不想干艰苦的工作。
4. I have to make an effort to work up an appetite for reading.
   我得努力使自己产生天天想读书的愿望。
5. His power appetite was hindered by his bad health.
   不良的健康状况抑制了他的权力欲。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. My appetite fell off.
   我的食欲减退了。
2. It'll whet the appetite.
   它会增强食欲。
3. I've lost my appetite.
   我没有了食欲。
4. The baby has a good appetite.
   这个婴儿食欲很好。
5. The gin killed my appetite.
   杜松子酒使我食欲大减。
6. The children all have healthy appetites.
   孩子们的胃口都很好。
7. My two sons have enormous appetite.
   我两个儿子的食欲惊人。
8. The long walk gave her a good appetite.
   长途步行让她胃口大开。
9. He tried to moderate his appetite because he wants to loose weight.
   他尽力节食，想减轻体重。
10. He had a notorious sexual appetite.
    他的性欲是臭名昭著的。
11. A man must decide either to curb his appetites or surrender to them.
    一个人必须决定，或抑制其欲念，或向其欲念屈服。
12. Exercise gave me an appetite.
    运动促进我的食欲。
13. All that work on the bicycle has given me an appetite.
    修自行车费了那么多力气以后我胃口大增。
14. This restaurant catered to large appetites and modest purses.
    这家饭馆向胃口很大但囊中羞涩的人供餐。
15. Sudden decrease in appetite is sometimes a sign of illness.
    食欲突然减退有时是生病的征兆。
16. He hasn't got much of an appetite.
    她胃口不大。
17. He is a giant of vast appetite.
    他是个饭量过人的大汉。
18. He was a person of gross sexual appetites.
    他是一个性欲旺盛的人。
19. Classic music is to her appetite.
    她喜欢古典音乐。
20. He ate with the appetite of a wolf.
    他狼吞虎咽。
21. He ate slowly, without appetite.
    他没有食欲，吃得很慢。

～+ prep. -phrase

1. Her appetite for gossip is absolutely indecent.
   她爱搬弄是非，极不道德。
2. Exercises will increase your appetite for food.
   锻炼身体会增进食欲。
3. Our son is a football player and has a big appetite for meat.
   我们的儿子是个橄榄球运动员，吃起肉来胃口很大。
4. I have no appetite for a big fight.
   我无意大吵大闹。
5. They had no appetite for the fight.
   他们毫无斗志。
6. She has a great appetite for knowledge.
   她有强烈的求知欲。
7. At the moment he had no appetite for work.
   眼下他不想工作。
8. He has such a big appetite for reading that you never see him without a book.
   他是那么酷爱读书，你总是可以看到他手不释卷。
9. He indulged his appetite to excess.
   他纵欲无度。

经典引文

• The most violent Appetites in all Creatures are Lust and Hunger.

  出自： Addison

• I can't explain till I've had something to eat. You idle rich don't realize it, but working gives one an appetite.

  出自： P. G. Wodehouse

• He gained back some of the weight he lost, but his appetite remained only fair.

  出自： J. Hersey

• She picked without appetite at her small salad.

  出自： J. Heller

• Suji's sexual appetite is formidable.

  出自： R. Grayson

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

spoil one's appetite

坏了胃口，影响食欲 make sb want to eat less at a meal

work up an appetite

增强食欲do sth that makes you hungry

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• appease the appetite of a baby 满足婴儿的食欲
• arouse an appetite for 引起对…的欲望
• arouse sb's appetite for music 引起某人对音乐的兴趣
• create an appetite for 对…产生欲望
• curb sb's appetite 控制某人的食欲
• depress the appetite 倒胃口
• diminish the appetite for 减少对…的欲望
• excite the appetite 增进食欲
• feel an appetite 有饥饿感
• force one's appetites 勉强吃，硬吃
• give the appetite 促进食欲
• have a bad appetite 没有食欲
• have a delicate appetite 食欲不佳
• have an appetite 有某种嗜好
• improve the appetite 增进食欲
• kill appetite 破坏食欲
• lack appetite 缺乏食欲
• limit the appetite for 限制对…的欲望
• lose one's appetite 食欲减退
• moderate one's appetite 节食
• pick up appetite 激起食欲
• promote appetite 增进食欲
• provoke an appetite 引起食欲
• provoke sb's appetite for music 引起某人对音乐的兴趣
• quicken one's appetite 刺激食欲
• satisfy one's appetite 满足食欲
• sharpen one's appetite 刺激食欲
• spoil the appetite 影响食欲
• stimulate the appetite 促进食欲
• take away sb's appetite 使某人失去食欲
• whet the appetite 吊胃口
• work up an appetite 引起欲望

形容词+～

• bad appetite 胃口不好
• beastly appetite 兽欲
• carnal appetite 性欲
• eager appetite 急切的欲望
• enormous appetite 极大的胃口
• fleshly appetite 肉欲
• good appetite 好胃口
• great appetite 食量大；渴求
• healthy appetite 好胃口
• insatiable appetite 贪得无厌的胃口
• jaded appetite 食欲不振
• large appetite 胃口很大
• lusty appetite 情欲
• obscene appetite 淫欲
• poor appetite 胃口不好
• ravenous appetite 大胃口
• sexual appetite 性欲
• strong appetite 强烈的欲望
• unmanageable appetite 无法抑制的欲望
• voracious appetite 强烈的欲望
• wolfish appetite 狼吞虎咽的胃口

介词+～

• for sb's appetite 投其所好，合某人的胃口
• lack of appetite 食欲不振
• loss of appetite 食欲不振
• to sb's appetite 合某人的胃口
• man with a small appetite 饭量小的人

～介词

• appetite for 对…的欲望，爱好
• appetite for dinner 对晚餐的食欲
• appetite for food 食欲
• appetite for knowledge 求知欲
• appetite for power 权力欲

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. appetite的基本意思是“欲望”,指人或动物对食物或性的欲望; 用于比喻可指“斗志”等。
2. appetite既可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词,有复数形式。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的appetit，意为强烈要求。

近反义词

【近义词】

• hunger 饥饿
• craving 渴望
• desire 渴望
• taste 味觉
• hungriness 饥饿
• enthusiasm 热情
• eagerness 渴望
• hankering 渴望
• keenness 锐利
• inclination 倾向
• passion 激情
• thirst 渴望
• wish 希望
• sex 性别
• weakness 软弱
• appetence 强烈的欲望
• appetency 强烈的欲望