cosset
美音:
[´kɔsət
]英音:
[´kɔsət
]n.亲手饲养的宠物,宠儿 vt.宠爱,珍爱,溺爱
难易程度:
cosset为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:cosseted 过去分词:cosseted 现在分词:cosseting 第三人称单数:cossets
cosset
/'kɒsɪt; `kɑsɪt/
v [Tn] (derog 贬) protect (sb/sth) too carefully; pamper 宠爱, 溺爱, 纵容(某人[某事物])
*industry cosseted by tariffs on foreign imports 由于向外国货徵收进口税而得天独厚的产业.
cosset
v [T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: cosset 'pet' (16-19 centuries), perhaps from Old English cotsAta 'person who lives in a cottage']
to give someone as much care and attention as you can, especially too much
He cosseted her with flowers and champagne.