"doats" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 非常宠爱

Definition

意思是对某人非常宠爱或表现出极大的感情，常带有幼稚或过分多情的意味；主要用于较古老或文学英语中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Doat”是非常古老的拼写，现在通常使用“dote”。常见于古典文学，主要表达年长者对孩子或宠物的深厚喜爱。常用搭配：'doat on/upon'。

Examples

Grandma doats on her grandchildren.

奶奶非常**宠爱**她的孙子孙女。

He doats on his little dog and takes her everywhere.

他非常**宠爱**他的小狗，去哪儿都带着她。

The old lady doats on her roses in the garden.

老太太非常**宠爱**她花园里的玫瑰。

She absolutely doats on that cat—it's like her own child.

她简直把那只猫当亲生孩子一样**宠爱**。

Ever since he retired, he doats on his garden more than ever.

他退休后，比以前更加**宠爱**他的花园。

You can tell she doats on her grandchildren the way she talks about them.

从她谈起孙辈的语气，你能看出她有多么**宠爱**他们。