Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #23268
cosset
宠物羔羊
核心释义
A pet, usually a pet lamb.
- 1.
宠物,通常指宠物羊羔。
A pet, usually a pet lamb.
- 2.
被溺爱或被宠爱的人。
Someone indulged or cosseted.
被宠爱的人;宠儿;宠物,通常指宠物羊羔。;被溺爱或被宠爱的人。;供玩赏的小动物;爱畜
用法In use
She cosseted her pet cat as if it were a baby, feeding it only the finest treats.
用法提示:cosseted 是动词过去式,表示过分宠爱、溺爱。
The grandparents cosseted their grandchildren with expensive gifts every time they visited.
用法提示:cosseted 是动词过去式,表示纵容、娇惯。
Some parents cosset their children so much that they never learn to handle disappointment.
用法提示:cosset 是动词原形,表示溺爱、过度呵护。
cosset + sb/sth
后常接人,表示过分疼爱。
They cosset their only child.
他们溺爱他们的独生子。
cosset + sb/sth + with + sth
表示用某物宠爱。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cosset lamb
- 宠物羊羔;亲手喂养的羊羔
- She raised a cosset lamb in her kitchen when it was orphaned.那只羊羔成了孤儿时,她在厨房里亲手喂养它。
- the cosset of the family
- 全家的宠儿;被全家人溺爱的人
- As the youngest child, he was the cosset of the family.作为最小的孩子,他是全家的宠儿。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把羊羔(cosset)抱在膝上宠爱,像照料宠物一样;记住'cosset'就是被宠爱的‘宠儿’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:literary writing、historical fiction、rural life 该词作名词时比较少见,多用于文学或历史语境,日常口语中不常用。指‘宠物羊羔’或‘被宠爱的人’时带有书面、怀旧或轻微的怜爱色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 posset /ˈpɒsɪt/ 与 cosset /ˈkɒsɪt/ 押韵。basset /ˈbæsɪt/、gusset /ˈɡʌsɪt/、russet /ˈrʌsɪt/ 拼写都以 -sset 结尾,但元音不同;corset /ˈkɔːsɪt/ 与 facet /ˈfæsɪt/ 的元音也不同,注意不要只按拼写判断发音。
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