Word · Frequency #10613
caress
爱抚；抚摸
核心释义
A gentle, affectionate stroke or touch.
- 1.
亲昵的举动；任何表示爱意的行为或表达；温柔地拥抱或抚摸。
An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
- 2.
轻柔充满爱意的抚摸(或类似的动作)
a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
- 3.
轻柔的抚摸或摩擦。
A gentle stroking or rubbing.
亲昵的举动；任何表示爱意的行为或表达；温柔地拥抱或抚摸。；轻柔充满爱意的抚摸(或类似的动作)；轻柔的抚摸或摩擦。；爱抚；拥抱
用法In use
She gave the kitten a gentle caress.
用法提示：caress 作可数名词，表示一次轻柔的爱抚动作。
His warm caress comforted her after a long day.
用法提示：caress 作可数名词，表示带有情感的拥抱或爱抚。
The mother's caresses soothed the crying baby.
用法提示：caresses 是 caress 的复数形式，表示多次或持续的爱抚动作。
he showered her with caresses
soft music was a fond caress
the caresses of the breeze played over his face
give (sb/sth) a caress
表示主动爱抚他人或某物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a gentle caress
- 温柔的抚摸
- She gave the cat a gentle caress.她温柔地抚摸了一下那只猫。
- a tender caress
- 温柔的爱抚
- He placed a tender caress on her cheek.他温柔地爱抚了一下她的脸颊。
- a loving caress
- 充满爱意的抚摸
- The mother's loving caress calmed the child.母亲充满爱意的抚摸让孩子安静了下来。
- a soft caress
- 轻柔的抚摸
- Her hand moved in a soft caress across his back.她的手轻柔地抚摸过他的背。
- a light caress
- 轻轻的抚摸
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
双写 s 像手指轻轻滑过肌肤，caress 就是温柔爱抚。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、诗歌、浪漫或感伤的叙述 作名词时，caress 属于较正式或文学性的用词，通常出现在小说、诗歌等书面描写中，口语里更常说 gentle touch 或 hug。
语法说明Grammar Note
常作可数名词，指轻柔的抚摸动作。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with caress because their stressed vowel is /ɛ/ and it is followed by /s/: dress /drɛs/, stress /strɛs/, confess /kənˈfɛs/, guess /ɡɛs/, yes /jɛs/, possess /pəˈzɛs/. Beware of lookalikes that sound different: cares (/kerz/ or /kɑrz/) and care (/ker/) end in /r/ or /rz/ and have a different vowel, and cress /krɛs/ is spelled like a shortened form but has an initial /kr-/ cluster rather than the /kɝ-/ of caress.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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