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cos·set
ka siht
cossets, cosseting, cosseted
Verb
1. treat with excessive indulgence;
"grandparents often pamper the children"
"Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
1650年代,“抚摸,爱抚,纵容,把……当宠物养”,源自一个名词(1570年代)的意思是“把小羊当宠物养”(1590年代开始用于人),起源不明。也许[Skeat]源自古英语 cot-sæta “住在小屋里的人”(见 cote(n.)+ sit(v.))。相关: Coseted; coseting。比较德语 Hauslamm,意大利语 casiccio。
Noun origin unknown
The first known use of cosset was in 1579
1 Expect a serious wine list, an herb-packed hamburger, pistachio cake for dessert and cosseting service.
2 All those new options don’t add up to people being better informed, but more likely cosseted by information that confirms their biases.
3 Easily charming when he wants to be, Jaime is mercurial in the manner of someone so cosseted by wealth that he has never had to rein himself in.
4 Her characters are dolefully cosseted in the fanciest surroundings.
5 Our kids are being cosseted into fragility by "soccer mom" parenting: we need to let them toughen up.
6 It develops rapidly in the cosseting warmth of late summer and will be ready to harvest in six weeks, earlier at baby stage.
7 Many admirers of the sprawling, cosseting restaurant Gabriel Kreuther opened after nine years at the Modern have been inclined to see it as fine dining’s last stand.
8 Because while others are stuck in traffic on the way to Grandma’s house, you, dear reader, have the opportunity to be cosseted in a Venice cafe.
9 In a town where everyone is always filleting everyone else, Mr. Iger floats above it all, cosseted in what some call a “a cult of nice.”
10 Man-made stone mesa also is integral kitchen "cosset".
人造石台面也是整体厨房的“宠儿”。
11 I ask you the last one wind? Butterfly whether is you cosset or not? I look forward to the key! For ever!
我最后一次问你,风,好吗?蝶,还是不是你的宠儿?我期待着!永远!
12 In contrast, the high-ticket productions on Broadway more often than not aim to cosset.
13 Worshippers of the older films will have every right to feel cosseted and spoiled, as random exclamations—“Weapon fully charged in thirty seconds!”
14 About Agatha Christie she says, “It’s widely accepted by historians that Christie was a particularly well-loved and cosseted child.”
15 And make no mistake, though she’s always been swathed in the cosseting silken gauze afforded the obscenely rich, Babe is no baby.
16 Boredom is a natural part of development: to grow restless with the cosseted world you were raised in and thus prepare to separate from it.
17 The spectral brass and strings do the opposite of what orchestral arrangements usually do: instead of cosseting you with lushness, there's something unsettling about the way they weave in and out of the song.
18 And when the Six-Day War breaks out during their trip, they face a choice: to remain abroad, in cosseted academia, or return home to upheaval.
19 Whatever the symbolism, there is something magical about a wall of lush vegetation — whether unexpected on a canvas or cosseting in a garden.
20 Yael Cosset, global CIO of retail data analysis company dunnhumby Ltd., will soon launch an improved system for assessing information from retail loyalty programs. Mr.
零售数据分析公司dunnhumby Ltd。的首席信息长(CIO)科塞(YaelCosset)即将推出一个改良的系统,用于评估零售顾客忠诚度程序收集的信息。
4 爱抚
amoroso caressive smooch intimacy familiarity caress grope endearment canoodle boodle smooge bill spoon fondle pettle love pet nurse muzzle coy daut fun and games
5 宠爱
doting favour pet weakness dote worship spoil dote on mollycoddle dote upon smother choice fond fondness dawt caress dandle daut pettle favorite Pet darling favor make a pet of
6 溺爱
fond doting mother spoil mollycoddle baby pet pamper coddle dote kill with kindness overprotect indulgent dandle smother dote on feather-bed dote upon overprotective wet-nurse fondly fondness overprotection dotage doat grandmother overindulge cocker slobber over caressive dotingly idolization maternalism idolize
8 纵容
indulgent permissive indulgence connivance permissiveness baby pamper gratify connive mollycoddle glut humour dandle conniving indulge coddle cocker wrap in cotton wool
9 过度保护