appetite noun ⇨appetite1 (Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals.)⇨appetite2 (an appetite for scandal)appetite1
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Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals.不要在兩餐之間吃東西,以免影響胃口。an appetite for scandal對醜聞很感興趣appetite ♦︎ hunger ♦︎ palateThese are all words for the desire to eat food.這些詞均表示食欲、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.他患有頭痛、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.我們去散個步增進食欲吧。◆Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals.不要在兩餐之間吃東西,以免影響胃口。■hunger [uncountable] the feeling caused by a need to eat饑餓感;食欲;胃口◆The meal had not satisfied his hunger.那頓飯他沒吃飽。◆The walkers were weak from hunger.徒步旅行者因饑餓身體很虛弱。 see also hungry ⇨ hungryNOTE辨析 Appetite or hunger?Appetite is a positive, healthy desire for food; hunger is a less pleasant feeling. * appetite是積極、健康的食欲,hunger是令人不太舒服的饑餓感。■palate ˈpælət [countable, usually singular] (ratherformal) the ability to recognize and/or enjoy good food and drink味覺;品嘗力◆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).那家飯店提供的菜肴連最沒胃口的人也動心。◆Children do not usually have the sophisticated palate necessary to enjoy such delicate flavours.兒童的味覺通常不夠精細,品嘗不出這種清淡的味道。appetite2
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Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals.不要在兩餐之間吃東西,以免影響胃口。an appetite for scandal對醜聞很感興趣appetite ♦︎ longing ♦︎ yearning ♦︎ craving ♦︎ hungerThese are all words for a strong desire for sth.這些詞均表示強烈欲望。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強烈欲望(尤指渴求更多)◆The public has an insatiable appetite for scandal.公衆對醜聞總是很感興趣,樂此不疲。◆The preview was intended to whet your appetite(= make you want more).預告是爲了吊胃口。ⓘ People typically have an enormous, healthy, huge or insatiableappetite. They may have an appetite for information, knowledge, life, more, power, recognition, sex or work. * enormous、healthy、huge或insatiable等形容詞常作appetite的定語。appetite for後的搭配詞常爲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,熱望(尤指因自己沒有或得不到)◆Her diary entries reflect a longing for home.她的日記反映了她對故鄉的思念。◆He was filled with romantic longings.他充滿了對愛情的渴望。◆His voice was husky with longing(= sexual desire).他因欲火攻心而聲音嘶啞。ⓘ Longing is mainly used to talk about wanting people or things that you feel emotionally attached to. * longing主要指對愛慕的人或依戀的事物的強烈渴望。 see also long ⇨ longverb■yearningˈjɜːnɪŋ; NAmEˈjɜːrnɪŋ [countable, uncountable] (written) a longing渴望;向往◆He repressed his yearnings for a quiet life.他克制住了對甯靜生活的向往。◆She had no great yearning to go back.她並不十分想回去。 see also yearn ⇨ longverbNOTE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.在許多情況下這兩個詞可以通用。yearning的文學色彩較濃厚,不用於指身體需求或性欲。■craving [countable] a strong desire for sth that you cannot get enough of強烈的願望;渴望;熱望◆I have this terrible craving for chocolate.我特别想吃巧克力。◆She felt a desperate craving to be loved.她極度渴求被愛。ⓘ A craving is nearly always for sweet or fatty foods, cigarettes or love. * craving幾乎總是指對甜食、高脂食品、香煙或愛情的渴望。 see also crave ⇨ longverbNOTE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強調心儀不已,craving強調割舍不下。craving是一種不愉快的感受,但appetite可以是很健康的。■hunger [singular] (ratherformal, 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.似乎沒有什麽能滿足他們對真理的渴求。ⓘ People typically have a hunger for success, truth, information or knowledge. * hunger for後的搭配詞常爲success、truth、information或knowledge。 see also hungry ⇨ eager