cosset
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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
cosset• 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”cos·set verbChineseSyllable
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cosset
cos‧set /ˈkɒsət, ˈkɒsɪt $ ˈkɑː-/
verb [transitive]
SYN pamper:
He cosseted her with flowers and champagne.
cos‧set /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 Origin: cosset __pet__ (16-19 centuries), perhaps from Old English cotsæta __person who lives in a cottage__
SYN pamper:
often