综合英语4 lesson7 词汇.doc

ap?pe?tite / ??p?ta?t, ??p?ta?t / noun 1 [ countable usually singular, uncountable ] a desire for food : Her husband always had a huge appetite. Symptoms include tiredness and loss of appetite. 2 [ countable ] a desire or liking for a particular activity appetite for She has an amazing appetite for knowledge. People seem to have an insatiable appetite (= always wanting more of something ) for news of any kind. COLLOCATIONS adjectives a good/healthy appetite Growing children should have a healthy appetite. a big/huge/enormous appetite By the time Ron was 16 he had an enormous appetite. a poor appetite A poor appetite may be a sign of illness. a small appetite My aunt only had a small appetite. verbs have an appetite There’s lots of food – I hope you have a good appetite. lose your appetite She was so miserable that she completely lost her appetite. give somebody an appetite ( also stimulate your appetite formal ) The exercise and fresh air had given us an appetite. | The aroma of the herbs and spices helps stimulate the appetite. spoil/ruin your appetite (= make you not feel like eating a meal ) Don’t give the children any more sweets – it will spoil their appetite. phrases loss/lack of appetite Symptoms include fever and loss of appetite. | I’m a bit worried about her lack of appetite. as?sert / ??s??t $ -??rt / verb [ transitive ] 1 to state firmly that something is true : French cooking, she asserted, is the best in the world. assert that He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source. 2 assert your rights/independence/superiority etc to state very strongly your right to something : Native Americans asserting their rights to ancestral land 3 assert yourself to behave in a determined way and say clearly what you think : Women began to assert themselves politically. 4 assert itself if an idea or belief asserts itself, it begins to influence something : National pride began to assert itself. THESAURUS claim