appetite for

基本解释

He spent a lot of money in satisfying the appetite for excitement and amusement.
他花钱如水，以求满足兴奋和欢娱的欲望。
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But whether it was a failure to inherit this capacity, or that the unfavourable environment of which I have told proved the stronger, my appetite for milk was grievously wanting.
也不知是我没有从他那里继承到这种能力，还是由于我之前提到的家庭的不利环境，我对于牛奶的食欲却是可悲地缺乏。
But Ahmed Wali enjoys strong support from his brother in Kabul and the Americans seem to have lost their appetite for getting rid of him, perhaps on the grounds that this is the devil they know.
但艾哈迈德瓦利从他喀布尔的兄弟那里享受着强有力的支持，而美国人似乎已经失去了摆脱掉他的胃口，可能是因为这就是他们所知道的那个恶魔。

But Security Council members Russia and China have shown little appetite for another round of sanctions.
An ear and an appetite for these sounds of sense is the first qualification of a writer, be it of prose or verse.
这些感性的声音的耳朵和胃口,是作家最基本的素质，不论是写散文还是诗歌。
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Blood is the symbol of life: that's a connection that's made elsewhere in the Bible. Leviticus 17, So blood is the biblical symbol for life, but God is going to make a concession to the human appetite for power and violence.
血是象征着生命，联系,血由上帝创造，所以说血在圣经中象征着生命，但是上帝却要为,人类对权力和暴力的渴望而妥协。
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Daiei is these days considered a test of the government's appetite for painful change.
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