- spoil the appetite
- ruin one's hunger
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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appetite */*/ — UK [ˈæpətaɪt] / US [ˈæpəˌtaɪt] noun Word forms appetite : singular appetite plural appetites 1) [countable/uncountable] the natural feeling of wanting to eat a child with a healthy appetite The symptoms include fever and loss of appetite. All… … English dictionary
appetite — ap|pe|tite [ æpə,taıt ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the natural feeling of wanting to eat: a chubby baby with a good, healthy appetite The symptoms include fever and loss of appetite. All that fresh air and exercise has given me an appetite.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
appetite — noun 1 (U) a desire for food: a healthy appetite | lose your appetite: She has completely lost her appetite since the operation. | have a huge/big/voracious appetite (=have the ability to eat a lot of food) | spoil/ruin your appetite (=eat before … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
appetite — noun 1 desire for food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, gargantuan, good, healthy, hearty, huge, insatiable, large, ravenous … Collocations dictionary
spoil — 01. The sudden rainstorm really [spoiled] our picnic. 02. They really [spoil] their son by giving him anything he wants. 03. Don t let a little misunderstanding [spoil] your evening. 04. My nana always said that it is the job of a grandparent to… … Grammatical examples in English
spoil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Spoil is used before these nouns: ↑heap {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 make sth useless/unsuccessful/not very good ADVERB ▪ completely, quite ▪ Her selfish reaction completely spoiled the party. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
appetite*/ — [ˈæpəˌtaɪt] noun [C] 1) the natural feeling of wanting to eat a child with a healthy appetite[/ex] Don t have any more chocolate – you ll spoil your appetite (= make you want to eat less at the next meal).[/ex] 2) a feeling of wanting something… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
spoil past tense and past participle spoiled or spoilt, — BrE verb 1 RUIN STH (T) to have a bad effect on something so that it is no longer attractive, enjoyable, useful etc: The countryside has been spoiled by the new freeway. | Don t spoil your sister s birthday by crying at her party. | spoil… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spoil — spoil1 [spɔıl] v past tense and past participle spoiled also spoilt [spɔılt] BrE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(damage)¦ 2¦(treat too kindly)¦ 3¦(treat kindly)¦ 4¦(decay)¦ 5¦(voting)¦ 6 be spoiling for a fight/argument ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; … Dictionary of contemporary English
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
