Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #23268
cosset
宠爱；娇养；溺爱
核心释义
To treat like a pet; to overindulge.
- 1.
像宠物一样对待；过分溺爱。
To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
- 2.
爱抚；抚摸。
To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
- 3.
使受益；使生活安逸。
To benefit; to make life easy for.
爱抚；抚摸；使舒适；优待；厚待；像宠物一样对待；过分溺爱。；爱抚；抚摸。；使受益；使生活安逸。
用法In use
She cossets her cat, giving it only the finest fish.
用法提示：cossets 是第三人称单数现在时，表示溺爱行为。
The old man cosseted his granddaughter with endless gifts.
用法提示：cosseted 是过去式，表示过去的溺爱行为。
He spends his weekends cosseting his antique car.
用法提示：cosseting 是现在分词，表示持续的溺爱行为。
cosset sb
及物动词，后接被宠爱的人或动物。
They cosset their only child.
他们溺爱唯一的孩子。
be cosseted
被动语态，常后接by引出施动者。
The pet was cosseted by the whole family.
这只宠物被全家人宠爱。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cosset a child
- 溺爱孩子；宠爱孩子
- Parents who cosset a child every day may be doing more harm than good.每天溺爱孩子的父母可能弊大于利。
- cosset oneself
- 娇惯自己；好好款待自己
- On weekends, she likes to cosset herself with a spa day.周末她喜欢去水疗日来宠爱自己。
- cosset a pet
- 宠爱宠物；把宠物当宝贝
- He cossets his pet, buying it new toys every week.他把宠物当宝贝，每周都给它买新玩具。
- cosset the skin
- 呵护皮肤；滋养皮肤
- Use a rich cream to cosset the skin during winter.冬天用滋润的面霜来呵护皮肤。
- cosset customers
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 cosy（舒适）+ set（安置）：像把宠物安顿得舒舒服服、百般娇宠，就是 cosset。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、critical or editorial text 这个词多用于正式或书面语，通常表示过分宠爱、娇惯，比较常见于文学或评论性文字，日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于表示对人或动物过分宠爱，常接宾语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only posset genuinely rhymes with cosset in the pronunciation shown. Corset and closet are useful lookalikes but don't rhyme: corset /ˈkɔːsɪt/ has /ɔː/, closet /ˈklɒzɪt/ ends in /zɪt/. Gusset shares the -sset spelling but has /ʌ/, and cassette /kəˈsɛt/ and whatsit /ˈwɒtsɪt/ differ in sound.
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