dote
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dote /dəʊt $ doʊt/ verb 1 dote on/upon somebody phrasal verb LOVEto love someone very much, and show this by your actions 溺爱，宠爱 Everyone doted on Sally, the only girl in the family. 人人都溺爱萨莉，她是家里唯一的女孩。 —doting adjective [only before noun] a doting parent 溺爱孩子的家长 —dotingly adverb→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
dote• On my advanced age, I dote.• This is typical of the celebrity worship sites erected by doting fans.• Gloria had an old Studebaker that her doting father had given her.• I was born six months later and immediately became the darling of my doting grandmother.• No doubt the woman thought him a concerned, doting husband.• Telbis-Preis developed a secret friendship with the diplomats, who would often dote over her young son, Nicolae.Origin dote (1100-1200) Perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch doten “to be stupid”dote verbChinese
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dote
dote /dəʊt $ doʊt/
verb
dote on/upon somebody phrasal verb
to love someone very much, and show this by your actions:
Everyone doted on Sally, the only girl in the family.
—doting adjective [only before noun]:
a doting parent
—dotingly adverb
dote /dəʊt $ doʊt/
verb Date: 1100-1200
Origin: Perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch doten 'to be stupid'
Origin: Perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch doten 'to be stupid'
dote on/upon somebody phrasal verb
to love someone very much, and show this by your actions:
—doting adjective [only before noun]:
—dotingly adverb
love to have strong feelings of affection for sb 指爱、热爱 ：◆ I love you. 我爱你。 like to find sb pleasant and enjoy being with them 指喜欢、喜爱 ：◆ She's nice. I like her. 她人很好，我喜欢她。 be fond of sb to feel affection for sb, especially sb you have known for a long time 指喜爱（尤指认识已久的人） ：◆ I've always been very fond of your mother. 我一直非常喜欢你的母亲。 adore to love sb very much 指热爱、爱慕 ：◆ It's obvious that she adores him. 她显然深深地爱着他。 be devoted to sb to love sb very much and be loyal to them 指深爱、忠诚于某人 ：◆ They are devoted to their children. 他们深爱着自己的孩子。 care for sb to love sb, especially in a way that is based on strong affection or a feeling of wanting to protect them, rather than sex 指深深地爱、非常喜欢，但不指性爱 ：◆ He cared for her more than she realized. 她不知道他是多么在乎她。 NOTE Care for sb is often used when sb has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when sb wishes that sb loved them, or doubts that sb does.* care for sb 常用于未向任何人吐露感情或刚开始意识到这种感情时，亦用于希望别人爱自己或不知别人是否爱自己时 ：◆ If he really cared for you, he wouldn't behave like that. 如果他真的在乎你，就不会干出那样的事。 dote on sb to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults 指溺爱、宠爱、过分喜爱 ：◆ He dotes on his children. 他溺爱自己的孩子。
Patterns
to really love/like/adore/care for/dote on sbto be really/genuinely fond of/devoted to sbto love/like/care for sb very much