whet  /w'ɛt/  /hw'ɛt/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  whet
  磨,磨利之物,開胃物(vt.)磨,磨快,刺激,促進

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Whet \Whet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whetted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Whetting}.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG.
     wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. v["a]ttja, and AS. hw[ae]t
     vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr,
     bold, active, Sw. hvass sharp, Dan. hvas, Goth. hwassaba
     sharply, and probably to Skr. cud to impel, urge on.]
     1. To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for
        the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to
        whet a knife.
  
              The mower whets his scythe.           --Milton.
  
              Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak.
                                                    --Byron.
  
     2. To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate;
        as, to whet the appetite or the courage.
  
              Since Cassius first did whet me against C[ae]sar, I
              have not slept.                       --Shak.
  
     {To whet on}, {To whet forward}, to urge on or forward; to
        instigate. --Shak.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Whet \Whet\, n.
     1. The act of whetting.
  
     2. That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer. ``Sips,
        drams, and whets.'' --Spectator.
  
     {Whet slate} (Min.), a variety of slate used for sharpening
        cutting instruments; novaculite; -- called also {whetstone
        slate}, and {oilstone}.

資料來源(4): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  whet
       v 1: make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" [syn: {quicken}]
       2: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
       [also: {whetting}, {whetted}]