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appetite

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ap·pe·tite /ˈæpətaɪt/ ●●○ noun  
1  [countableC usually singular, uncountableU]HUNGRY/WANT TO EAT a desire for food 胃口，食欲
 Her husband always had a huge appetite.
她丈夫向来胃口极大。
 Symptoms include tiredness and loss of appetite.
症状包括疲倦和食欲不振。
2  [countableC]WANT a desire or liking for a particular activity 欲望；喜爱
appetite for
 She has an amazing appetite for knowledge.
她求知欲极强。
 People seem to have an insatiable appetite (=always wanting more of something) for news of any kind.
人们好像对任何一种新闻都有无穷的兴趣。
 a loss of sexual appetite
性欲减退
→ whet somebody’s appetite at whet(1)
 COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a good/healthy appetite 好胃口
Growing children should have a healthy appetite.
正在发育的孩子应该有好胃口。
a big/huge/enormous appetite 胃口大/极大
By the time Ron was 16 he had an enormous appetite.
罗恩16岁时胃口已经很大了。
a poor appetite 胃口不好
A poor appetite may be a sign of illness.
食欲不振可能是患病的征兆。
a small appetite 胃口小　
nMy aunt only had a small appetite.
verbs
have an appetite 有胃口
There’s lots of food – I hope you have a good appetite.
食物很多——希望你胃口好。
lose your appetite 失去胃口
She was so miserable that she completely lost her appetite.
她痛苦不堪，食欲全无。
give somebody an appetite (also stimulate your appetite formal) 使某人胃口大开
The exercise and fresh air had given us an appetite.
运动和新鲜空气令我们胃口大开。
nThe aroma of the herbs and spices helps stimulate the appetite.
spoil/ruin your appetite (=make you not feel like eating a meal) 破坏食欲，影响胃口
Don’t give the children any more sweets – it will spoil their appetite.
别再给孩子们吃糖了——会破坏他们的食欲的。
phrases
loss/lack of appetite 食欲不振
Symptoms include fever and loss of appetite.
症状包括发烧和食欲不振。
nI’m a bit worried about her lack of appetite.
Examples from the Corpus
appetite• She must be growing; she's got a big appetite right now.• Even when Emma had gone her appetite had not slackened.• How's his appetite? Is he getting enough to eat?• His appetite was enormous, but he never seemed to put on an ounce of weight.• The public has an insatiable appetite for scandal and political controversy.• Gao Yang knew it belonged to him, but he had no appetite.• The dangers of the climb up Mt. Washington only whetted our appetite for more adventure.• The Rockefeller episode vividly demonstrates the Republican appetite for strife.• Thompson claimed he had an insatiable sexual appetite.• These transmitters modulate many of the functions impaired by depression - sleep, appetite, motivation, pleasure and so on.• He has a tremendous appetite for hard work.• Don't eat any cake now. You'll spoil your appetite.
insatiable appetite• She named him Albert, and gave him an insatiable appetite for ropes.• As one would expect of two old pros with an insatiable appetite for the game, we hardly stopped talking about football.• I've started reading your column in the Sunday Express but that won't satisfy my insatiable appetite for your peerless wit.• The government is not some sinister monster gobbling up taxpayers' money simply to satisfy its own insatiable appetite.• Their observations concerning the insatiable appetite for immediate team success from the age of eight are so relevant.• The underlying problem is the insatiable appetite of modern political campaigns for ever more cash.
Origin appetite
(1300-1400) Old French apetit, from Latin, past participle of appetere “to try to get”, from ad- “to” + petere “to look for”
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5325 COCA: 5205
appetite

noun¹

 1desire for food胃口ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPETITE | APPETITE + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, 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 + APPETITE➤have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 + VERB➤grow, 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。PHRASES➤a 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 ADJECTIVE➤enormous, 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 + APPETITE➤have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 + VERB➤grow, increase欲慾萌動／增強PREPOSITION➤appetite 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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appetite noun
⇨ appetite 1 (Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals.) ⇨ appetite 2 (an appetite for scandal)appetite1

noun

 Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals. 不要在两餐之间吃东西，以免影响胃口。an appetite for scandal 对丑闻很感兴趣appetite ♦︎ hunger ♦︎ palateThese are all words for the desire to eat food. 这些词均表示食欲、胃口。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to satisfy sb's appetite / hunger■ appetite ˈæpɪtaɪt [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a physical desire for food 食欲；胃口◆He suffered from headaches, insomnia and loss of appetite.他患有头痛、失眠和食欲不振。◆She's always had a healthy appetite (= likes to eat a lot, but in a healthy way).她一向胃口很好。◆Let's go for a walk to work up an appetite.我们去散个步增进食欲吧。◆Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals.不要在两餐之间吃东西，以免影响胃口。■ hunger [uncountable] the feeling caused by a need to eat 饥饿感；食欲；胃口◆The meal had not satisfied his hunger.那顿饭他没吃饱。◆The walkers were weak from hunger.徒步旅行者因饥饿身体很虚弱。  see also hungry ⇨ hungry NOTE 辨析 Appetite or hunger? Appetite is a positive, healthy desire for food; hunger is a less pleasant feeling. * appetite是积极、健康的食欲，hunger是令人不太舒服的饥饿感。■ palate ˈpælət [countable, usually singular] (rather formal) the ability to recognize and/or enjoy good food and drink 味觉；品尝力◆The restaurant offers a menu to tempt even the most jaded palate (= even people who are really bored with the food and drink that is usually on offer).那家饭店提供的菜肴连最没胃口的人也动心。◆Children do not usually have the sophisticated palate necessary to enjoy such delicate flavours.儿童的味觉通常不够精细，品尝不出这种清淡的味道。appetite2

noun

 Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals. 不要在两餐之间吃东西，以免影响胃口。an appetite for scandal 对丑闻很感兴趣appetite ♦︎ longing ♦︎ yearning ♦︎ craving ♦︎ hungerThese are all words for a strong desire for sth. 这些词均表示强烈欲望。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an appetite / a longing / a yearning / a craving / a hunger for sth◆a longing / yearning / craving to do sth◆a great appetite / longing / yearning / hunger◆a desperate longing / yearning / craving◆sb's sexual appetite / longings / hunger◆to have an appetite / a longing / a yearning / a craving / a hunger◆to feel a longing / yearning / craving / hunger◆to satisfy your appetite / longing / yearnings / craving / hunger■ appetite ˈæpɪtaɪt [countable] a strong desire for sth, especially more of sth that you have already had 强烈欲望（尤指渴求更多）◆The public has an insatiable appetite for scandal.公众对丑闻总是很感兴趣，乐此不疲。◆The preview was intended to whet your appetite (= make you want more).预告是为了吊胃口。ⓘ People typically have an enormous, healthy, huge or insatiable appetite. They may have an appetite for information, knowledge, life, more, power, recognition, sex or work. * enormous、healthy、huge或insatiable等形容词常作appetite的定语。appetite for后的搭配词常为information、knowledge、life、more、power、recognition、sex或work。■ longing [countable, uncountable] a strong and emotional desire, especially for sb/sth that you have not got or cannot have 渴望，热望（尤指因自己没有或得不到）◆Her diary entries reflect a longing for home.她的日记反映了她对故乡的思念。◆He was filled with romantic longings.他充满了对爱情的渴望。◆His voice was husky with longing (= sexual desire).他因欲火攻心而声音嘶哑。ⓘ Longing is mainly used to talk about wanting people or things that you feel emotionally attached to. * longing主要指对爱慕的人或依恋的事物的强烈渴望。   see also long ⇨ long verb ■ yearning ˈjɜːnɪŋ; NAmE ˈjɜːrnɪŋ [countable, uncountable] (written) a longing 渴望；向往◆He repressed his yearnings for a quiet life.他克制住了对宁静生活的向往。◆She had no great yearning to go back.她并不十分想回去。   see also yearn ⇨ long verb NOTE 辨析 Longing or yearning?In many cases you can use either word. Yearning is more literary than longing and is not used to talk about physical or sexual desires. 在许多情况下这两个词可以通用。yearning的文学色彩较浓厚，不用于指身体需求或性欲。■ craving [countable] a strong desire for sth that you cannot get enough of 强烈的愿望；渴望；热望◆I have this terrible craving for chocolate.我特别想吃巧克力。◆She felt a desperate craving to be loved.她极度渴求被爱。ⓘ A craving is nearly always for sweet or fatty foods, cigarettes or love. * craving几乎总是指对甜食、高脂食品、香烟或爱情的渴望。   see also crave ⇨ long verb NOTE 辨析 Appetite or craving?People have an appetite for things that they enjoy; they have cravings for things that they feel ill without. A craving is an unpleasant feeling, but an appetite may be seen as quite healthy. * appetite强调心仪不已，craving强调割舍不下。craving是一种不愉快的感受，但appetite可以是很健康的。■ hunger [singular] (rather formal, written) a strong desire for sth 渴望；渴求◆She has an incredible hunger for success.她非常渴望成功。◆Nothing seemed to satisfy their hunger for truth.似乎没有什么能满足他们对真理的渴求。ⓘ People typically have a hunger for success, truth, information or knowledge. * hunger for后的搭配词常为success、truth、information或knowledge。   see also hungry ⇨ eager
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appetite
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