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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。
宠物羔羊
cossets — plural of cosset
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
宠物羔羊
A pet, usually a pet lamb.
They cosset their only child.
他们溺爱他们的独生子。
宠物,通常指宠物羊羔。
A pet, usually a pet lamb.
被溺爱或被宠爱的人。
Someone indulged or cosseted.
She cosseted her pet cat as if it were a baby, feeding it only the finest treats.
她溺爱她的宠物猫，好像它是婴儿一样，只喂它最好的零食。
The grandparents cosseted their grandchildren with expensive gifts every time they visited.
祖父母每次来访都溺爱孙辈，给他们买昂贵的礼物。
Some parents cosset their children so much that they never learn to handle disappointment.
有些父母过分溺爱孩子，以至于他们从未学会应对失望。
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。
表示用某物宠爱。
She cossets her dog with gourmet treats.
她用美食溺爱她的狗。
被动形式更常见，表示被宠爱。
The cat is cosseted by the whole family.
这只猫受到全家人的溺爱。
Not this
I like to cosset my dog every day.
Use this
I like to pamper my dog every day.
将名词cosset误用作动词，中文受'宠爱'影响，但cosset作名词时不可直接做谓语，应改用pamper等动词。
Not this
He owns two cosset.
Use this
He owns two cossets.
cosset是可数名词，复数形式应为cossets，学生常忽略其复数变化。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use cossets naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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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