cosset

C2

n. 供玩赏的小动物, 爱畜 vt. 宠爱, 珍爱, 溺爱

发音

UK /ˈkɒsɪt/
其它
CA /ˈkɑsɪt/
US /ˈkɑsɪt/
CA /ˈkɒsɪt/
US /ˈkɒsɪt/
AU /ˈkɔsɪt/
NZ /ˈkɒsət/
NZ /ˈkɔ̟sət/

词形变化

cossets 复数 cosseted cosseting cossets 三单 cossetted cossetting cosseting 现在分词 cossetting 现在分词 cosseted 过去式 cosseted 过去分词 cossetted 过去式 cossetted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pet, usually a pet lamb.

  2. 2.

    Someone indulged or cosseted.

  3. 1.

    Alternative form of cossid (“courier or messenger”).

v. C2
  1. 1.

    To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.

    宠爱

    及物

    The car cossets its occupants in comfort.

  2. 2.

    To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.

    及物

    The foam cossets your skin.

  3. 3.

    To benefit; to make life easy for.

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

baby spoil indulge pamper cocker coddle featherbed mollycoddle

上位词 3

handle treat do by

词源

Perhaps from Middle English cotsete, from Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), from cot (“cottage”) (Modern English cot (“cottage”) (archaic)) + -sǣta (“-sitter”); compare coscet. Compare German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), Italian casiccio.

来源：wiktionary