"doats" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 非常寵愛

Definition

意思是對某人非常寵愛或表現出極大的感情，常帶有幼稚或過分多情的意味；主要用於較舊或文學英語中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Doat”是非常古老的拼寫，現今通常用“dote”。常見於經典文學，主要形容年長者對兒童或寵物的深厚寵愛。常見用法：'doat on/upon'。

Examples

Grandma doats on her grandchildren.

奶奶非常**寵愛**她的孫子孫女。

He doats on his little dog and takes her everywhere.

他非常**寵愛**他的小狗，去哪裡都帶著她。

The old lady doats on her roses in the garden.

老太太非常**寵愛**她花園裡的玫瑰花。

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

她簡直把那隻貓當親生孩子一樣**寵愛**。

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

他退休後，比以前更加**寵愛**他的花園。

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

從她談起孫輩的語氣，你能看出她有多麼**寵愛**他們。