appetite

/ˈæpɪtaɪt/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

食欲;胃口;强烈欲望;浓厚兴趣

释义与例句

n. 食欲;胃口
the natural desire to eat food
  1. The long walk in the fresh air gave us a good appetite.
    在户外走了很久,我们的胃口很好。
  2. She lost her appetite while recovering from the infection.
    她在感染康复期间食欲不振。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Eating sweets before dinner may spoil a child's appetite.
    晚饭前吃甜食可能会影响孩子的食欲。
n. 强烈欲望;浓厚兴趣
a strong desire for or interest in a particular activity or experience
  1. He has always had an appetite for adventure.
    他一直热爱冒险。
  2. There is little public appetite for another expensive infrastructure project.
    公众对再建一个昂贵的基础设施项目兴趣不大。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Her first research project gave her an appetite for further study.
    第一个研究项目激发了她继续深造的浓厚兴趣。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 appetite for 既可用于对食物的胃口,也常表示对风险、知识、冒险等的兴趣或欲望。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • appetising 开胃的;诱人的
    英式拼写,美式常作 appetizing;可形容食物诱人,也可比喻机会或想法有吸引力。
同义词
  • hunger 饥饿;渴望
    hunger 强调身体需要食物或因缺少食物而饥饿;appetite 是想吃的欲望,患病或紧张时即使身体需要食物也可能没有胃口。
    The refugees were weak from hunger and exhaustion. 这些难民因饥饿和疲惫而身体虚弱。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • appetizer 开胃菜;餐前小吃
    appetite 是“食欲、胃口”;appetizer 是正餐前用来增进食欲的食物,两者词形相近但词义类别不同。
    We ordered a small salad as an appetizer. 我们点了一份小沙拉作为开胃菜。
常见搭配
  • lose one's appetite 失去食欲
    The unpleasant smell made him lose his appetite. 难闻的气味让他没了胃口。
  • appetite for 对……的欲望或兴趣
    Investors' appetite for risk has declined sharply. 投资者承担风险的意愿已大幅下降。
  • healthy appetite 好胃口
    After a day of hiking, the children returned with healthy appetites. 徒步一天后,孩子们回来时个个胃口很好。