Смысл: appetite

appetite[ʹæpıtaıt]
n
<Í> 1. аппетит
good [healthy, poor] appetite - хороший [здоровый, плохой] аппетит
to give smb. an appetite - возбуждать аппетит у кого-л.
to lose one's appetite - потерять аппетит
2. физиол. потребность организма (инстинктивная)
sexual appetite - половое влечение
3. вкус (к чему-л.); жажда, страсть; склонность
human appetites - людские страсти
appetite for pleasure [for fame, for glory] - жажда удовольствий [известности, славы]
appetite for reading [for music] - вкус /склонность/ к чтению [к музыке]
cultural appetites of our time - культурные запросы современного человека
♢ the appetite comes with eating - посл. аппетит приходит во время еды
a good appetite is the best sauce - посл. хороший аппетит заменит лучшую приправу; ≅ голод - лучший повар

get up an appetite Идиома

lose your appetite

not feel hungry anymore, lose the desire to eat If a bug crawled out of your apple would you lose your appetite?

whet your appetite

improve your appetite, cause you to be hungry Would you like to order a salad to whet your appetite?

whet one's appetite

Idiom(s): whet one's appetite

Theme: INTEREST

to cause someone to be interested in something and to be eager to have, know, learn, etc., more about it.
• Seeing that film really whetted my sister's appetite for horror films. She now sees as many as possible.
• My appetite for theater was whetted when I was very young.

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