whet

动词 whet:

1. make keen or more acute
   同义词：quicken
2. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

1. If the ox falls, whet your knife.
   牛一倒，快磨刀; 人遭难，众人踩。
2. He whetted his knife on the stone.
   他在石头上磨刀。
3. Reading travel brochures whetted his appetite for a holiday.
   他看了旅游手册就巴不得去度假。

whet

v.tr.（及物动词）
whet.ted,whet.ting,whets
To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.
磨，磨快：磨尖（一把刀）；在磨刀石上把…磨快
To make more keen; stimulate:
使更强烈；刺激：
例句：
The frying bacon whetted my appetite.
煎咸肉增强了我的食欲

n.（名词）
The act of whetting.
磨快的行为
Something that whets.
刺激物
Informal An appetizer.
【非正式用语】 开胃物

来源：
Middle English whetten
中古英语 whetten
from Old English hwettan
源自 古英语 hwettan