Word · Frequency #3686
pet
抚摸；爱抚
核心释义
to stroke or fondle an animal
- 1.
抚摸或爱抚(动物)。
To stroke or fondle (an animal).
- 2.
To be petulant or upset; to have a problem with.
闹脾气；不开心；有意见；抚摸或爱抚(动物)。
用法In use
I like to pet my cat every evening.
用法提示：pet作为动词，表示轻柔地抚摸动物。
She petted the dog behind its ears.
用法提示：petted是pet的过去式，表示过去发生的抚摸动作。
The children are petting the rabbits at the petting zoo.
用法提示：petting是现在分词，表示正在进行的抚摸动作。
pet + noun
She petted the dog softly.
她轻轻地抚摸了那只狗。
pet + noun + on + body part
指定抚摸的部位时常用此结构。
He petted the cat on the head.
他摸了摸猫的头。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pet an animal
- 抚摸动物
- The children were excited to pet an animal at the petting zoo.孩子们在宠物动物园里兴奋地抚摸动物。
- gently pet
- 轻柔地抚摸
- She gently petted the cat's back.她轻柔地抚摸猫的背。
- ask to pet
- 请求抚摸
- The boy asked to pet the neighbor's dog.男孩请求抚摸邻居家的狗。
- let someone pet
- 让某人抚摸
- The owner let the tourist pet her parrot.主人让游客抚摸她的鹦鹉。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把宠物（pet）抱来轻轻抚摸它——“pet”音近“拍它”，像在轻拍安抚。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常谈论抚摸宠物时、与动物互动或饲养宠物的场景 表示“抚摸（动物）”时，通常属于中性用词，日常口语和一般书面说明中都较为常见；多用于描述与宠物或动物的亲近动作。
语法说明Grammar Note
The verb 'pet' is transitive and requires a direct object (e.g., pet a dog).
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with pet /pɛt/: their stressed vowel is /ɛ/ and the following sound is /t/. Beware of lookalikes that sound different: petal /ˈpɛt.əl/ and peat /piːt/ do not rhyme with pet.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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