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Cosset V Kɔsit V.宠爱,溺爱 英 宠爱,溺爱(Protect Carefully 考

单词 cosset
音标 ['kɔsit]
解释 v.宠爱,溺爱
红宝书 【英】 v. 宠爱,溺爱(protect too carefully)
【考】 反义词: unspoiled(不受溺爱 的)-cosseted(被宠坏 的)
字源 cosset (v.)
1650s, "to fondle, caress, indulge," from a noun (1570s) meaning "lamb brought up as a pet" (applied to persons from 1590s), perhaps from Old English cot-sæta "one who dwells in a cot." Related: Coseted; coseting. Compare German Hauslamm, Italian casiccio.
不择手段背单词 v. 爱抚, 溺爱 = pamper; n 宠物(尤指小羊)
【记】读: 烤死他: 如果你溺爱某物, 最大的特征就是抱着它, 用你的体温温暖它, 没想到把它给烤死了.
【反】slight(adj 轻微的; 考虑欠周密的)unspoiled(adj 未宠坏的)-cosseted(被宠坏的)
趣味全助记 【记】cost + et 花许多钱的小东西

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