| 单词 | pet |
| 释义 | pet —pet /pet/ adjective pet theory, subject, hate, etc.► F0 a theory, subject, hate, etc. that is special and important to you: » Football is one of her pet hates.» US My pet peeve (= pet hate) is cleaning the bathroom.Thesaurus+: ↑Particular and individualThesaurus+: ↑Continually thinking aboutnoun [C] (ANIMAL) ► A1 an animal that is kept in the home as a companion and treated kindly: » They have several pets - a dog, two rabbits, and a guinea pig.» a pet snakeThesaurus+: ↑General and informal words for animals• • • Extra Examples:» Doctors have discovered that keeping a pet can do wonders for your health.» my pet dog» Some people are really soppy about their pets.» There was a fashion for keeping reptiles as pets.» Old people often rely on pets for comfort and companionship in their twilight years.noun [C] (PERSON) be sb's pet DISAPPROVINGF0 to be the person that someone in authority likes best and treats better than anyone else: » The other children hated her because she was the teacher's pet.Thesaurus+: ↑Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly , ↑Justice and fairnessF0 INFORMAL APPROVING a kind person who is easy to like: » He's always sending me flowers - he's a real pet!Thesaurus+: ↑People having good qualitiesF0 UK INFORMAL a friendly way of talking to someone, especially a woman or a child: » Thank you, pet.Thesaurus+: ↑Friendly and unfriendly terms of addressverb (-tt-) ↑Verb Endings for pet F0 [T] If you pet an animal, child, etc., you touch it, him, or her gently and kindly with your hands: » Our dog loves to be petted and tickled behind the ears.Thesaurus+: ↑Touching and feeling , ↑Showing affectionF0 [I] INFORMAL If two people are petting, they are kissing and touching each other in a sexual way. → SEE ALSO HEAVY PETTING(Cf. ↑heavy petting)Thesaurus+: ↑Sexual activity in general , ↑Physical and sexual assault and abduction |
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