Appetite

Definition

appetite /'æpÇtaÇt/ n (က) [U, C usu sing ] စားခ်င္စိတ္။ အာသာ။ ရမၼက္။ တဏွာ။ When I was sick I completely lost my appetite. ❍ Don't spoil your appetite by eating snacks before meals. ❍ The long walk has given me a good appetite. ❍ a person of gross sexual appetites. (ခ) [C] ~ (for sth) ဆႏၵ။ အလို။ ေတာင့္တမႈ။ အာသီသ။ He had no appetite for the fight. ❍ The preview was intended to whet your appetite. ❍ He has an amazing appetite for hard work.

Examples

1. A child with a healthy appetite
2. The symptoms include fever and loss of appetite.
3. All that fresh air and exercise has given me an appetite.
4. [spoil/ruin your appetite] : Don’t have any more chocolate – it’ll spoil your appetite (=make you want to eat less at the next meal).
5. [work up an appetite] : Ella had worked up an appetite in the gym.
6. [appetite for] : The public’s appetite for celebrity gossip seems insatiable.
7. [sexual appetite] : He is portrayed as having an immense sexual appetite.