Word · Frequency #23421
doted
溺爱；宠爱；过分喜爱
doted is the past of dote.
to love or admire someone so much that you ignore their faults; to show excessive affection
常与 on/upon 连用，如 dote on sb.
- 1.
be foolish or senile due to old age
因年老而变得糊涂或衰老
- 2.
shower with love; show excessive affection for
溺爱；过分喜爱
（因年老）糊涂；老糊涂；因年老而变得糊涂或衰老；溺爱；过分喜爱；昏聩；溺爱
In use
Grandparents often dote on their grandchildren, buying them gifts and treats.
She doted on her little dog, taking it for walks three times a day.
The doting mother always prepares her son's favorite meals.
dote on/upon sb/sth
表示过分喜爱、溺爱；upon 较正式，口语中多用 on。
She dotes on her younger sister and always spoils her.
她非常宠爱妹妹，总是把她惯坏。
dote (no object)
此义指因年老而心智衰退，不接宾语；现代英语中较少见，常见于文学或旧时用法。
The old man is beginning to dote.
这位老人开始变得老糊涂了。
Verb forms
base dote · third person dotes · -ing doting · past doted · past participle doted
dote on 是常见搭配
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- dote on someone
- 宠爱某人；溺爱某人
- She dotes on her little brother.她非常宠爱她的小弟弟。
- be doted on by someone
- 被某人宠爱；受到某人溺爱
- The puppy is doted on by the whole family.这只小狗深受全家人宠爱。
- doting parent
- 溺爱孩子的父亲/母亲
- As doting parents, they gave in to every demand.作为溺爱孩子的父母，他们对任何要求都会让步。
Idioms & figurative uses
- dote on/upon someone
- 宠爱，溺爱某人She dotes on her grandchildren and is always giving them treats.她非常宠爱孙辈，总是给他们好吃的。
Pop culture & quotes
- I dote on myself, there is that lot of me and all so luscious.
- 我溺爱自己，我有如此多的自我，全都那么甘美。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 dote 里的 dot：老人颤巍巍地在孙辈额头点个点，宠溺到极点，也透着老糊涂。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：family relationships、literary or historical writing、description of caring relationships dote 作“溺爱、宠爱”讲时，通常与 on/upon 连用，多用于家人、恋人等亲密关系，口语和书面语都常见；作“因年老而糊涂”讲则比较古旧，多出现在文学或历史叙述中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 dote (/dəut/) 押韵，都读 /əu/ + /t/：note、vote、wrote、quote、boat、coat。注意拼写不同：-ote（note, vote, wrote, quote）和 -oat（boat, coat）。小心形近词 dot (/dɒt/) 的元音完全不同；dose (/dəus/) 元音相同但结尾是 /s/，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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