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cosset

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cos·set /ˈkɒsɪt $ ˈkɑː-/ verb [transitive]  LOOK AFTER somebodyto give someone as much care and attention as you can, especially too much 宠爱;娇养;纵容 SYN pamper He cosseted her with flowers and champagne. 他用鲜花和香槟向她大献殷勤。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
cossetNo 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
cos·set verbChineseSyllable
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cosset
cosset /ˈkɒsət, ˈkɒsɪt $ ˈkɑː-/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: cosset __pet__ (16-19 centuries), perhaps from Old English cotsæta __person who lives in a cottage__
to give someone as much care and attention as you can, especially too much
   SYN  pamper:
    He cosseted her with flowers and champagne.


cos·setBrE /ˈkɒsɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːsɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they cosset BrE /ˈkɒsɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːsɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it cossets BrE /ˈkɒsɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːsɪts/ 🔊past simple cosseted BrE /ˈkɒsɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːsɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle cosseted BrE /ˈkɒsɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːsɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form cosseting BrE /ˈkɒsɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːsɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (often disapproving) to treat sb with a lot of care and give them a lot of attention, sometimes too much 宠爱;溺爱;娇惯 SYN pamper