dote

英 [dəʊt] 美 [doʊt]

• v. 溺爱

英英释义

Verb:

1. be foolish or senile due to old age

2. shower with love; show excessive affection for;

   "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Parents often dote on their youngest child.
   父母通常宠爱最小的孩子。
2. I just dote on hot buttered scones!
   我就是喜欢吃涂黄油的热司康饼！
3. It seems quite natural for mothers to dote on their children.
   母亲溺爱孩子似乎是很自然的事。

经典引文

• Others..dote with a mad idolatry.

  出自： Coleridge

词汇搭配

• dote on 溺爱
• dote upon 溺爱