Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense pets, present participle petting, past tense, past participle petted
1N-COUNT 宠物 A pet is an animal that you keep in your home to give you company and pleasure. 宠物
It is plainly cruel to keep turtles as pets.
显然,养海龟作宠物十分残忍。
...a bachelor living alone in a flat with his pet dog.
带着宠物狗独自住在一所公寓里的单身汉
They would sell the meat off as pet food.
他们将把肉当作宠物食品卖掉。
2ADJ 很喜欢的;钟爱的 Someone's pet theory, project, or subject is one that they particularly support or like. 很喜欢的;钟爱的
He would not stand by and let his pet project be killed off.
他不会袖手旁观任由他最看好的项目被扼杀。
The example is chosen solely for its aptness in illustrating the current pet theory of the critic.
选择这个例子仅仅是因为它能说明这位评论家目前最钟爱的理论。
3N-VOC (表示喜欢、友好的称呼)宝贝,乖乖 Some people call the person they are talking to 'pet' to show affection or friendliness. (表示喜欢、友好的称呼)宝贝,乖乖 [British, spoken, feelings]
It's all right, pet, let me do it.
没事儿,宝贝儿,让我来吧。
4VERB 抚摸;(爱抚地)摩挲 If you pet a person or animal, you touch them in an affectionate way. 抚摸;(爱抚地)摩挲
The policeman reached down and petted the wolfhound. [VERB noun]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PET | PET + NOUNADJECTIVE➤domestic, family, house, household家庭寵物;家養寵物➤beloved心愛的寵物◇the loss of a beloved pet失去心愛的寵物➤abandoned, unwanted被遺棄的寵物➤lost丟失的寵物◇if you need help locating your lost pet如果您需要幫助尋找你丟失的寵物➤exotic外來寵物◇the booming trade in exotic pets興旺的外來寵物貿易➤virtual虛擬寵物◇the latest wave of toy technology: virtual pets最新潮的玩具技術:虛擬寵物VERB + PET➤have, keep, own有寵物;養寵物➤allow允許有寵物◇The apartment we live in doesn't allow pets of any kind.我們居住的公寓不允許飼養任何種類的寵物。➤feed餵寵物◇Feed your pet a healthy diet.用健康的食物餵養你的寵物。PET + NOUN➤shop, store (especially NAmE) 寵物店▸➤cat, dog, rabbit, etc.寵物貓、寵物狗、寵物兔等▸➤owner寵物主人➤sitter寵物保母◇Some pet sitters charge on a per-visit basis.有些寵物保母按次收費。➤care寵物護理◇the pet care industry寵物護理行業➤trade寵物交易◇the smuggling of endangered species for the pet trade寵物貿易中瀕危物種的走私➤food寵物食品➤dander, hair寵物皮屑/毛髮◇people who are allergic to pet dander對寵物皮屑過敏的人◇a vacuum cleaner that can tackle pet hair能處理寵物毛髮的吸塵器➤allergy寵物過敏◇kids with pet allergies對寵物過敏的兒童➤carrier寵物籠◇She bundled Daisy into her pet carrier.她把黛西放入寵物籃。