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pet + noun
She petted the dog softly.
她轻轻地抚摸了那只狗。
抚摸；爱抚
petted — past of pet
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
抚摸；爱抚
to stroke or fondle an animal
She petted the dog softly.
她轻轻地抚摸了那只狗。
抚摸或爱抚(动物)。
To stroke or fondle (an animal).
To be petulant or upset; to have a problem with.
pet
Base
原形
pets
3rd person
第三人称单数
petting
-ing
现在分词
petted
Past
过去式
petted
Past participle
过去分词
She pets her cat every morning.
她每天早上抚摸她的猫。
He petted the dog gently yesterday.
他昨天轻轻地抚摸那只狗。
They are petting the rabbit right now.
他们现在正在抚摸兔子。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
I like to pet my cat every evening.
我喜欢每天晚上抚摸我的猫。
She petted the dog behind its ears.
她轻轻抚摸狗耳后。
The children are petting the rabbits at the petting zoo.
孩子们在宠物动物园抚摸兔子。
She petted the dog softly.
她轻轻地抚摸了那只狗。
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。
The child petted his rabbit's ears.
那个孩子抚摸了兔子的耳朵。
Not this
I pet the dog yesterday.
Use this
I petted the dog yesterday.
动词"pet"的过去式是"petted"，不是不规则变化。中文学习者常误以为它是像"put"一样的不规则动词，但实际上需要加-ed。
Not this
She patted the cat gently for an hour.
Use this
She petted the cat gently for an hour.
"pat"意为轻拍，而"pet"意为抚摸。中文“抚摸”常被误译为"pat"，但"pat"是快速轻拍，"pet"才是长时间温柔抚摸。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
轻柔地抚摸
She gently petted the cat's back.
她轻柔地抚摸猫的背。
请求抚摸
The boy asked to pet the neighbor's dog.
男孩请求抚摸邻居家的狗。
让某人抚摸
The owner let the tourist pet her parrot.
主人让游客抚摸她的鹦鹉。
Use petted naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把宠物（pet）抱来轻轻抚摸它——“pet”音近“拍它”，像在轻拍安抚。
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。
The verb 'pet' is transitive and requires a direct object (e.g., pet a dog).
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