英语词汇“doting”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dot•ing adj.

excessively fond:doting parents.
showing a decline of mental faculties, esp. associated with old age;
weak-minded;
senile.

dote + -ing² 1480–90

dot′ing•ly, adv.
dot′ing•ness, n.

dote v. [~ + on + object], dot•ed, dot•ing.

to give or show too much fondness or love:Grandparents just love to dote on their grandchildren.

dot•ing•ly, adv.

dote v., dot•ed, dot•ing, n.
v.i. Also, doat.

to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually fol. by on or upon):They dote on their youngest daughter.
to show a decline of mental faculties, esp. associated with old age.

decay of wood.

1175–1225; Middle English doten to behave foolishly, become feeble-minded; cognate with Middle Dutch doten.

dot′er, n.

dote, (now rarely)doat /dəʊt/ vb (intransitive)

followed by on or upon: to love to an excessive or foolish degree
to be foolish or weak-minded, esp as a result of old age

Etymology: 13th Century: related to Middle Dutch doten to be silly, Norwegian dudra to shake

ˈdoter, (now rarely)ˈdoater n

单词	doting
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 dot•ing (dō′ting),USA pronunciation adj. excessively fond:doting parents. showing a decline of mental faculties, esp. associated with old age; weak-minded; senile. dote + -ing² 1480–90 dot′ing•ly, adv. dot′ing•ness, n. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 dote /doʊt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + on + object], dot•ed, dot•ing. to give or show too much fondness or love:Grandparents just love to dote on their grandchildren. dot•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 dote (dōt),USA pronunciation v., dot•ed, dot•ing, n. v.i. Also, doat. to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually fol. by on or upon):They dote on their youngest daughter. to show a decline of mental faculties, esp. associated with old age. n. decay of wood. 1175–1225; Middle English doten to behave foolishly, become feeble-minded; cognate with Middle Dutch doten. dot′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dote, (now rarely)doat /dəʊt/ vb (intransitive) followed by on or upon: to love to an excessive or foolish degree to be foolish or weak-minded, esp as a result of old age Etymology: 13th Century: related to Middle Dutch doten to be silly, Norwegian dudra to shake ˈdoter, (now rarely)ˈdoater n
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