dote
FREQ #44942
vi. 昏聩, 溺爱
发音
UK
/dəʊt/
其它
US
/doʊt/
词形变化
dotes
复数
dotes
三单
doting
现在分词
doted
过去式
doted
过去分词
别名
doat
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A darling, a cutie.
爱尔兰 可数 不可数 -
2.
An imbecile; a dotard.
可数 废旧 不可数 -
3.
Decay in a tree.
罕用 不可数 可数 -
1.
Dowry.
废旧
v.
-
1.
To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
不及物Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him.
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2.
To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.
古体 不及物 -
3.
To rot, decay.
不及物 废旧 罕用 -
1.
To endow, donate.
废旧 及物
词汇关系
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词源
The verb is derived from Middle English doten, from Middle Low German doten (“to be foolish”) or Middle Dutch doten (“to be silly”). Doublet of doit (Scottish English). The noun in the sense of "imbecile" is derived from Middle English dote (“simpleton”), itself from doten (see above). The noun in the sense of "darling" and "decay" is derived from the modern verb.
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