| appetite | n 1. desire for food, drink, selera, nafsu makan: the swim had given them all an ~, berenang membangkitkan selera mereka; have an ~ (for food, drink) berselera, mempunyai selera: normally the boy has a good ~, biasanya budak lelaki itu berselera; spoil /o’s, so’s/ ~, (menyebabkan sso) /patah selera, tdk lalu makan/: don’t spoil your ~ by eating sweets before dinner, jangan makan gula-gula sebelum makan malam, nanti patah selera; the cakes have spoilt his ~, kek yg dimakannya itu menyebabkan dia patah selera; 2. desire to satisfy bodily needs, nafsu: sexual ~, nafsu seks; 3. desire, inclination, hasrat, keinginan: he seems to have lost all ~ for life, dia nampaknya telah hilang keinginan utk hidup; tales that whetted the boy’s ~ for adventure, cerita-cerita yg membangkitkan keinginan budak itu utk mengadu untung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |