| 单词 | to slobber over |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto slobber over —— f. intransitive. figurative. to slobber over ——: to pay a great or excessive amount of attention to (a person or thing); to show exaggerated enthusiasm or affection for (someone or something); to be extremely effusive or obsequious towards. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] flatter?c1225 engregec1386 enhancec1400 extol?1504 extend1509 aggravate1533 exagger1535 blowa1538 amplify1561 exasperate1561 bombast1566 aggerate1570 enlarge1592 rengrege1601 exaggerate1604 magnify1605 hyperbolize1609 to slobber over ——1761 bloat1896 over-heighten1904 overpitch1904 overblow1961 inflate1982 the mind > emotion > love > affection > [verb (transitive)] > be over-attentive or over-affectionate towards to slobber over ——1761 1761 ‘Veritas’ Triumvirate 19 I shew'd my tritical discerning, In slobbering over works of learning. 1825 W. Scott Let. 21 Feb. (1935) IX. 11 Think..how many antiquarian chops have slobbered over the fiery trial. 1883 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 406/1 Do you really mean it? Are you really going to waste a whole afternoon slobbering over a wretched baby? 1914 W. Owen Let. 28 Aug. (1967) 282 He received me like a lover. To use an expression of the Rev. H. Wigan's, he quite slobbered over me. 1978 P. Theroux Picture Palace viii. 50 Even if they had slobbered over every blessed picture in the place they would not have understood. 2004 PR Week (Nexis) 24 May 12 A media outlet that slobbers over celebrities and does gossipy reports on the criminal misadventures of the wealthy. < as lemmas |
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