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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。
宠爱；娇养；溺爱
cossetted — past of cosset
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宠爱；娇养；溺爱
To treat like a pet; to overindulge.
They cosset their only child.
他们溺爱唯一的孩子。
像宠物一样对待；过分溺爱。
To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
爱抚；抚摸。
To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
使受益；使生活安逸。
To benefit; to make life easy for.
cosset
Base
原形
cossets
3rd person
第三人称单数
cosseting
-ing
现在分词
cosseted
Past
过去式
cosseted
Past participle
过去分词
She cossets her pet dog every day.
她每天宠爱她的宠物狗。
They cosseted their cat with expensive treats.
他们用昂贵的零食宠爱了他们的猫。
He is cosseting his new puppy right now.
他此刻正在宠爱他的新小狗。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词去e加ing。
She cossets her cat, giving it only the finest fish.
她溺爱她的猫，只给它最好的鱼。
The old man cosseted his granddaughter with endless gifts.
老人溺爱他的孙女，送给她无数的礼物。
He spends his weekends cosseting his antique car.
他周末都在溺爱他的古董车。
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。
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。
表示用某物宠爱某人，with后接具体事物。
She cosseted her grandson with toys and sweets.
她用玩具和糖果溺爱孙子。
Not this
The cat is a cosset.
Use this
The cat is cosseted.
英语中cosset主要作动词表示‘宠爱’，而中文释义中的名词‘爱畜’导致学习者误用作名词，须改为被动语态表示被宠爱。
Not this
She cossetted her child.
Use this
She cosseted her child.
cosset的过去式是规则变化cosseted，不是cossetted，不能双写t。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
悉心服务顾客；宠爱顾客
The café cossets its customers with free refills and warm smiles.
这家咖啡馆以免费续杯和温暖的笑容悉心招待顾客。
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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。
常用于表示对人或动物过分宠爱，常接宾语。
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