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appetite

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
appetite /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/ noun
plural appetites
appetite
/ˈæpəˌtaɪt/
noun
plural appetites
Learner's definition of APPETITE
: a physical desire for food胃口
[count]
[noncount]
[count] : a desire or liking for something欲望;喜好
usually + for
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5325 COCA: 5205

appetite

noun

ap·​pe·​tite ˈa-pə-ˌtīt How to pronounce appetite (audio)
1
: any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life
especially : the desire to eat
He has a hearty appetite.
2
a
: an inherent craving
an insatiable appetite for work
b
: taste, preference
… the cultural appetites of the time … J. D. Hart
appetitive adjective

Example Sentences

He has a healthy appetite. Some common symptoms are tiredness, nausea, and loss of appetite. I had no appetite and couldn't sleep.
Recent Examples on the Web Valley restaurants are gearing up for the fall edition of Arizona Restaurant Week, with 130 restaurants vying for your appetite and attention. Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 Your letter implies that your husband’s insatiable appetite and petulant attitude weren’t really an issue before you actually got married. Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2022 Make note of symptoms such as wheezing, drooling, vomiting, bleeding, abdominal pain, difficulty swallowing, chest discomfort, coughing, choking or gagging, decreased appetite or refusal to eat, or fever. Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Dogs can experience weakness, difficulty walking, seizures, lethargy, loss of appetite and more. oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2022 Her father, a judge, was often away at work, and her mother, occupied with caring for her and her older brother, worried over her timid appetite and weak constitution. WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 Canine parvovirus spreads through fecal matter and includes symptoms such tiredness, loss of appetite and diarrhea. Greg Norman, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022 Authorities injected the all-white Beluga with vitamins Saturday in hopes of reviving its appetite and strength. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 In both cases, irritability, decreased appetite and pain, redness or swelling at or around the injection site were observed. Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 21 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English apetit, from Anglo-French, from Latin appetitus, from appetere to strive after, from ad- + petere to go to — more at feather

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of appetite was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5325 COCA: 5205
appetite

noun¹

1desire for food胃口ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPETITE | APPETITE + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, enormous, gargantuan, good, healthy, hearty, huge, insatiable, large, ravenous很大的胃口;好胃口;旺盛的食慾;無法滿足的胃口special double-decker sandwiches for big appetites為胃口大的人特意準備的雙層三明治poor, small食慾不振;小胃口The symptoms of depression can include poor appetite.抑鬱症的症狀包括食慾不振。I have always had a small appetite.我一向胃口不大。jaded (BrE) 吃膩了的胃口magnificent meals to tempt the most jaded appetites能勾起最沒胃口的人食慾的美餐VERB + APPETITEhave有胃口She had no appetite and began to lose weight.她食慾不振,體重開始下降。lose喪失食慾build, build up, develop, work up促進食慾;提起胃口;引起食慾I went for a walk to work up an appetite for breakfast.我去散了一會兒步,以便早餐能有胃口。get back, regain恢復食慾;恢復胃口After a week she had regained her appetite.一週後她又有了食慾。give sb使某人有胃口All that digging has given me an appetite.一通挖掘後我有了食慾。increase, stimulate增加/刺激食慾The cold air had given an edge to my appetite.冷空氣使我的食慾增加。control, curb, decrease, reduce, suppress, take away, take the edge off (especially BrE) 控制食慾;使食慾下降;減少食慾;抑制食慾;帶走食慾;倒胃口Some drugs can suppress the appetite.有些藥可抑制食慾。ruin, spoil破壞胃口;倒胃口This is something you can eat between meals without ruining your appetite.這個你可以在正餐之間吃而不影響你的胃口。satisfy滿足食慾This meal will satisfy even the healthiest appetite.不管有多大胃口,這一餐都能滿足了。APPETITE + VERBgrow, increase食慾增強;胃口增大come back, return食慾恢復;胃口恢復His appetite has returned to normal.他的胃口已恢復正常。PHRASESa lack of appetite, a loss of appetite沒胃口;沒食慾The symptoms include aching limbs and a loss of appetite.症狀包括四肢痠痛和沒食慾。
appetite

noun²

2strong desire for sth渴求ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPETITE | APPETITE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEenormous, great, huge, insatiable, voracious極大的慾望;強烈的慾望;永不滿足的慾望;貪慾an insatiable appetite for books對書籍永不滿足的慾望growing越來越大的慾望The airport cannot accommodate the growing appetite for flights.這家機場無法滿足越來越多的航班需求。public大眾的需求The website recognizes the public appetite for serious information.這家網站意識到大眾渴望瞭解嚴肅的資訊。sexual性慾intellectual智力上的需求The website has enough good content to satisfy its users' intellectual appetite.這家網站有足夠多的優質內容,能滿足用戶智力上的需求。VERB + APPETITEhave有慾望lose喪失慾望give sb使某人有慾望feed, fuel, increase, whet助長/激起/提高/增強慾望Reading the first story whetted my appetite for more.讀第一個故事激起了我繼續讀下去的慾望。dull壓抑慾望sate, satisfy滿足慾望He sated her appetite for adventure and intrigue.他滿足了她喜歡冒險和耍詭計的慾望。indulge縱容慾望We get into debt to indulge our appetite for consumer goods.我們縱容自己對消費品的需求,結果負債了。APPETITE + VERBgrow, increase欲慾萌動/增強PREPOSITIONappetite for想得到⋯的慾望His appetite for power had grown.他對權力的渴望增強了。

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