Dote
[ dəut ]
第5级
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vi. 溺爱，宠爱，过分地喜爱;
📝 例句
It seems quite natural for mothers to dote on their children
母亲溺爱孩子似乎是很自然的事。
Nature shall not grow old and dote.
大自然不会一日衰老。
To dote on one's children
老牛舐犊
She dotes on her grandchildren.
她溺爱孙子孙女。
A rowdy kid like that is just the kind that parents dote on.
做父母所宠爱的，正是这种调皮捣蛋的孩子。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ dote-溺爱、老糊涂:溺爱是爷爷老糊涂的表现
※谐音“逗他”:爷爷不是严肃地教育孩子而总是一味逗她开心
📖 牛津释义
dote
v[Ipr]
~ on sb/sth show (too) much fondness for sb/sth 热爱、 溺爱或宠爱某人[某事物]
She dotes on her grandchildren. 她十分锺爱孙儿女.
I just dote on hot buttered scones! 我就是喜欢吃涂黄油的热司康饼!
🔁 扩展释义
*[dәut]vi. 昏聩, 溺爱
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Dad, you got one, too!
爸爸， 你也钓到一条！
Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them.
乌鸦吃死羊，先要哭一场；猫哭老鼠假慈悲。
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。