单词 | cosset |
释义 | cosset From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcossetcos‧set /ˈkɒsɪt $ ˈkɑː-/ verb [transitive]LOOK AFTER somebodyto give someone as much care and attention as you can, especially too much SYN pamper He cosseted her with flowers and champagne.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscosset• No one in the family gets as much cosseting as that cat!• It is designed to cosset its crew.• The media say that 120,000 people in Moscow cook, clean, drive for and otherwise cosset the bureaucracies.Origin cosset (1500-1600) cosset “pet” ((16-19 centuries)), perhaps from Old English cotsæta “person who lives in a cottage” |
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