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appetite
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.
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noun 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. 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary