pet
noun[C]
uk/pet/us/pet/petnoun[C](ANIMAL)
A1
ananimalthat iskeptin thehomeas acompanionandtreatedkindly:
宠物They have several pets - adog, tworabbits, and aguineapig.他们有好几只宠物：一只狗、两只兔子和一只豚鼠。
a petsnake宠物蛇
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- Doctors havediscoveredthatkeepinga pet can dowondersforyourhealth.
- my petdog
- Somepeopleare reallysoppyabouttheirpets.
- There was afashionforkeepingreptilesas pets.
- Oldpeopleoften rely on pets forcomfortandcompanionshipintheirtwilightyears.
General & informal words for animals
- anti-predator
- arthropod
- beast
- beastie
- bossy
- brute
- emotional support animal
- feathered
- feathered friendidiom
- four-legged friend
- fur baby
- furry
- furry friend
- marsupial
- myriapod
- pest
- predator
- prey
- stray
- vertebrata
petnoun[C](PERSON)
besomeone'spetdisapproving
to be thepersonthat someone inauthoritylikesbestandtreatsbetterthan anyoneelse:
是（某人的）宠儿The otherchildrenhatedher because she was theteacher'spet.别的孩子都恨她，因为她是老师的宠儿。
informalapproving
akindpersonwho iseasyto like:
讨人喜欢的人He's alwayssendingmeflowers- he's arealpet!他总是送花给我——他真讨人喜欢！
UKinformal
afriendlyway oftalkingto someone,especiallya woman or achild:
宝贝，乖乖（尤用于称呼女性或孩子）Thank you, pet.谢谢你，宝贝儿。
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- ableist
- agism
- agist
- Anglocentric
- discriminate
- discrimination
- discriminatory
- elitism
- elitist
- one-sided
- one-sidedness
- one-way
- othering
- the old school tie
- two-tier
- unbalance
- unequal
- unequally
- uneven
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People having good qualities
pet
verb
uk/pet/us/pet/-tt-[T]
If you pet ananimal,child, etc., youtouchit, him, or hergentlyandkindlywithyourhands:
抚摸，爱抚，轻按Ourdoglovesto be petted andtickledbehind theears.我们的狗喜欢人在它耳后抚摸、挠痒。
[I]informal
If twopeopleare petting, they arekissingandtouchingeach other in asexualway.
（男女间）亲吻，爱抚See also
heavy petting
Touching & feeling
- dab
- feel
- felt
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) withsomething
- get to second baseidiom
- get to third baseidiom
- hand
- handle
- kiss
- paw
- play withsomething
- retexture
- second base
- stroke
- tactile
- texture
- third base
- touch
- toy withsomething
pet
adjective
uk/pet/us/pet/pet theory, subject, hate, etc.
atheory,subject,hate, etc. that isspecialandimportantto you:
特别喜爱的理论／话题／特别讨厌的事物（等等）Football is one of her pethates.足球是她最讨厌的东西之一。
USMypetpeeve(= pethate)iscleaningthebathroom.我最讨厌的事情就是打扫浴室。
Particular and individual
- be the very thingidiom
- biomarker
- calling card
- capita
- certain
- especially
- head
- individual
- individualistically
- individuality
- individualized
- individually
- interindividual
- matter
- personally
- private
- respectively
- separately
- severally
- specific
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