appetite
US: /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/
UK: /ˈæpɪtˌaɪt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
appetite /'æpitait/- danh từ
- sự ngon miệng, sự thèm ăn
- to give an appetite: làm thèm ăn, làm cho ăn ngon miệng
- to spoil (take away) someone's appetite: làm ai ăn mất ngon
- to eat with appetite; to have a good appetite: ăn ngon miệng
- to have a poor appetite: ăn không ngon miệng, không thấy thèm ăn
- lòng thèm muốn, lòng ham muốn, sự khao khát
- appetite for reading: sự ham đọc sách
- appetite comes with eating
- (tục ngữ) càng ăn càng thấy ngon miệng; càng có càng muốn thêm
- sexual appetite
- tình dục
- sự ngon miệng, sự thèm ăn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U, C, usually sing.] physical desire for food: He suffered from headaches, insomnia and loss of appetite. + The walk has given me a good appetite. + Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals.
2 [C] ~ (for sth) a strong desire for sth: The public have an insatiable appetite for scandal. + sexual appetites + The preview was intended to whet your appetite (= make you want more).
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 desire, inclination, proclivity, tendency, disposition, bent, preference, liking, predilection, zest, fondness, love, zeal; enthusiasm; taste, relish; Formal appetency, appetence:
I have never lost my appetite for chocolate. They tried to suppress their bodily appetites, such as hunger and lust.
2 craving, hunger, thirst, desire, keenness, hankering, yearning, longing, passion, demand, Formal edacity:
She developed an insatiable appetite for reading.
Collocation
1 desire for food
ADJ.
big, enormous, gargantuan, good, healthy, hearty, huge, insatiable, large, ravenous
special double-decker sandwiches for big appetites
| poor, small
The symptoms of depression can include poor appetite and weight loss. I have always had a small appetite.
| jaded
magnificent meals to tempt the most jaded appetites
VERB + APPETITE
have
She had no appetite and began to lose weight.
| lose | build up, develop, work up
I went for a walk to work up an appetite for breakfast.
| get back, regain
After a week she had regained her appetite.
| give sb
All that digging has given me an appetite.
| give an edge to, increase
The cold air had given an edge to my appetite.
| control, curb, suppress
(technical),
take away, take the edge off
Some drugs can suppress the appetite.
| ruin, spoil
This is something you can eat between meals without ruining your appetite.
| satisfy
This meal will satisfy even the healthiest appetite.
APPETITE + VERB
grow, increase | come back, return
His appetite has returned to normal.
PHRASES
a lack of appetite, a loss of appetite
The symptoms include aching limbs and a loss of appetite.
2 strong desire for sth
ADJ.
enormous, great, huge, insatiable, voracious
an insatiable appetite for books
| public
The BBC recognizes the public appetite for serious information.
| sexual
VERB + APPETITE
have | lose | give sb | increase, revive, whet
Reading the first story whetted my appetite for more.
| dull | satisfy
APPETITE + VERB
grow, increase
PREP.
~ for
His appetite for power had grown.
Concise dictionary
appetites'æpɪtaɪtnoun
+a feeling of craving something
