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单词 caress
释义 caress
 —caressable,  adj.   —caresser,  n.   —caressingly,  adv.  
 /keuh res"/,  n.  
  1. an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, esp. a light stroking or touching.
  v.t.  
  2. to touch or pat gently to show affection.
  3. to touch, stroke, etc., lightly, as if in affection: The breeze caressed the trees.
  4. to treat with favor, kindness, etc.
 [1605-15; < F caresse < It carezza < VL *caritia, equiv. to L car(us) dear + -itia suffix of abstract nouns; cf. CHARITY]
 Syn. 1. pat, fondling, hug.
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