dote是什么意思？

dote

英[dəʊt] 美[doʊt]

• vi. 溺爱，宠爱，过分地喜爱；

第三人称单数：dotes;

过去式：doted;

过去分词：doted;

现在分词：doting;

例句

• They dote on their daughter. 他们把女儿视为掌上明珠。
• I just dote on hot buttered scones! 我就是喜欢吃涂黄油的热司康饼!
• Nature shall not grow old and dote. 大自然不会一日衰老.
• And great souls , at one stroke, may do and dote. 和谐的韵律;而凭一张弓,真诚的/灵魂, 可以在勒索、也同时在溺爱.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  溺爱;宠爱;过分喜爱
  If you say that someone dotes on a person or a thing, you mean that they love or care about them very much and ignore any faults they may have.
  例句
  He dotes on his nine-year-old son. 他溺爱他 9 岁的儿子。

英汉词典释义

• vi.
  溺爱;宠爱,过分地喜爱
  He was doted on by his sisters. 他受到姐姐们的宠爱。 They dote on their daughter. 他们把女儿视为掌上明珠。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. be foolish or senile due to old age
  2. shower with love; show excessive affection for;
  "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"