pet
n
1 tame animal or bird kept as a companion and treated with care and affection 玩賞動物; 寵物
They have many pets, including three cats. 他們有很多寵物, 貓就有三只.
[attrib 作定語]
a pet mouse, snake, lamb, etc 作寵物的老鼠、 蛇、 羊羔等
pet food 飼養寵物的食物.
2
(a) (often derog 常作貶義) (used esp in the expressions shown 尤用於以下示例) person treated as a favourite 寵兒; 寶貝
(a/the) teacher's pet 老師的得意門生
make a pet of sb 寵愛某人.
(b) thing that is given special attention by sb 某人特別關心的事物
[attrib 作定語]
a pet project, theory, cause, etc 深受重視的工程、 理論、 事業等
one's pet hate/aversion 耿耿於心的仇恨[反感].
3 (infml 口)
(a) kind or lovable person 善良的人; 討人喜歡的人
Their daughter is a perfect pet. 他們的女兒很可愛.
Be a pet and post this letter for me. 做件好事, 替我把信發了吧.
(b) (used as a term of affection, esp for a child or young woman 用作親昵的稱呼, 尤用於孩子或年輕女子)
That's kind of you, pet. 謝謝你, ?quot;Ρ? pet, v (-tt-)
1 [Tn] treat (esp an animal) with affection, esp by stroking it 寵愛(尤指動物); (尤指)撫摸(動物).
2 [I] (infml 口) (of a man and a woman) kiss and caress each other (指男女)親吻和愛撫
heavy (ie passionate) petting 熱烈親吻和愛撫.
pet n (idm 習語) in a `pet in a fit of bad temper, esp about sth trivial 發脾氣, 生氣(尤指為小事)
There's no need to get in a pet about it! 沒必要為這件小事發火!
*[pet]n. 寵物, 受寵愛的人, 寵壞的孩子, 不悅, 生氣a. 寵愛的, 表示親昵的, 養著觀賞的, 特別珍愛的, 格外的vt. 寵愛, 溺愛, 撫摸vi. 擁抱, 愛撫, 生氣, 發脾氣【化】 正電子發射斷層掃描; 聚酯相關詞組: be in a pet take the pet make a pet of sb