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pet1 /pet/ ●●● S2 noun  1  [countable]DHP an animal such as a cat or a dog which you keep and care for at home 宠物 They have two pets - a cat and a dog. 他们有两只宠物，一只猫和一只狗。 We weren't allowed to keep pets at school. 学校里不许我们养宠物。 Rabbits make good pets. 兔子是很好的宠物。pet rabbit/bird etc He got bitten by his pet rabbit. 他被自己的宠物兔咬了。 pet food 宠物粮食 a pet shop 宠物商店2  British English spokenTALK TO somebody used when speaking to someone you like or love 宝贝儿〔用于称呼喜欢或所爱的人〕 Don’t cry, pet. 别哭，宝贝儿。 → teacher's petn COLLOCATIONSverbshave a petDo you have any pets?keep a pet (=have one in your home)Tenants aren’t allowed to keep pets.Many species of parrot can be kept as pets.make good/ideal etc pets (=be good/very good as pets)Do rabbits make good pets?ADJECTIVES/NOUN + peta family petThese dogs make an ideal family pet.a domestic/household petCats and other domestic pets give their owners a lot of pleasure. an exotic pet (=from a foreign country and not seen or found very often)Often the owners do not know how to care for these exotic pets.pet + NOUNa pet dog/cat/rabbit etcI used to have a pet rabbit when I was young.pet foodcans of pet fooda pet shopYour local pet shop will have a variety of different collars. a pet ownerDuring hot summer days, pet owners should keep their pet indoors.

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pet• Late evening is also the best time to feed a pet.• One morning, Tony tells his Dad he wants a pet.• Do you have any pets?• Experts will cover topics such as disaster planning for pets and pet first aid, as well as horse nutrition and care.• Amelia had a wonderful time piloting her pet.• No smoking upstairs, no pets, no visitors, and there was a cleaning rota.• The 76 year old pensioner was beaten to death last Thursday in the pet shop where he worked part time.• Cat owners often notice that their pet will suddenly and for no apparent reason make a headlong dash through the house.• A third would think twice about moving home if it would upset their pets.pet2 verb (petted, petting) [transitive]  TOUCHto touch and move your hand gently over someone, especially an animal or a child 抚弄，抚摸 → stroke Our cat loves being petted. 我们的猫喜欢被人抚摸。► see thesaurus at touch → petting→ See Verb table

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pet• The student had formed a relationship with the rabbits she could reach and accompanied their feeding with petting and talking to them.• He did not pet it, or stroke it: he stood staring.• The temptation was to pet it.• Gentle petting made him sit down and close his eyes.• He allows Lennie to pet mice and was going to let him keep one of Slim's new pups.• Do you want to pet the kitty?pet3 adjective  1. pet project/theory/subject IDEAa plan, idea, or subject that you particularly like or are interested in 特别喜爱[感兴趣]的计划/理论/话题2  pet hate British English, pet peeve American EnglishHATE something that you strongly dislike because it always annoys you 特别讨厌的事物；极可恶的事物 TV game shows are one of my pet hates. 电视游戏节目是我最讨厌的节目之一。 → pet name

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pet• But they did begin researching various pet service business ideas.• Pfizer is developing many of its human medicines, such as the antibiotic Zithromax and an arthritis drug, for pet use.Origin pet1 (1500-1600) Perhaps from petty “small”

pet1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1pet2 verbpet3 adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChinese  

Corpus a as such an a cat or animal dog

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pet¹ /pet/ noun1. [countable] an animal such as a cat or a dog which you keep and care for at home:
    They have two pets - a cat and a dog.
    We weren't allowed to keep pets at school.
    Rabbits make good pets.
    pet rabbit/bird etc
    He got bitten by his pet rabbit.
    pet food
    a pet shop
2. British English spoken used when speaking to someone you like or love:
    Don’t cry, pet.
⇨ TEACHER’S PET
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ have a pet Do you have any pets?
   ▪ keep a pet (=have one in your home) Tenants aren’t allowed to keep pets. | Many species of parrot can be kept as pets.
   ▪ make good/ideal etc pets (=be good/very good as pets) Do rabbits make good pets?
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pet
   ▪ a family pet These dogs make an ideal family pet.
   ▪ a domestic/household pet Cats and other domestic pets give their owners a lot of pleasure.
   ▪ an exotic pet (=from a foreign country and not seen or found very often) Often the owners do not know how to care for these exotic pets.
■ pet + NOUN
   ▪ a pet dog/cat/rabbit etc I used to have a pet rabbit when I was young.
   ▪ pet food cans of pet food
   ▪ a pet shop Your local pet shop will have a variety of different collars.
   ▪ a pet owner During hot summer days, pet owners should keep their pet indoors.

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pet² verb (past tense and past participle petted, present participle petting) [transitive]
to touch and move your hand gently over someone, especially an animal or a child ⇨ stroke:
    Our cat loves being petted.
⇨ petting
     

THESAURUS

■ touch somebody gently or lovingly
   ▪ stroke to move your hand gently over something, especially in a loving way: She stroked the child’s hair. | Our cat won’t let people stroke him.
   ▪ pat to touch an animal or child lightly several times, with your hand flat: He knelt down to pat the dog. | She patted the little boy’s head.
   ▪ pet to touch and move your hand gently over someone, especially an animal or child: The goats, pigs, sheep, and cows here allow you to pet them.
   ▪ caress /kəˈres/ to gently touch a part of someone’s body in a loving way: a mother caressing her child | She caressed his cheek.
   ▪ fondle to touch a part of someone’s body in a loving or sexual way – use this especially about touching someone in a sexual way that is not wanted: He tried to fondle her and she immediately pulled away from him.

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pet³ adjective
1. pet project/theory/subject a plan, idea, or subject that you particularly like or are interested in
2. pet hate British English, pet peeve American English something that you strongly dislike because it always annoys you:
    TV game shows are one of my pet hates.
⇨ pet name

PET noun [uncountable] BrE /ˌpiː iː ˈtiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpiː iː ˈtiː/ 🔊the abbreviation for 'polyethylene terephthalate' (an artificial substance used to make materials for packaging food, including plastic drinks bottles) 聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（全写为 polyethylene terephthalate，可做食品饮料包装材料）BrE /pet/ 🔊NAmE /pet/ 🔊(medical 医学) the abbreviation for 'positron emission tomography' (a process that produces an image of your brain or of another part inside your body) 正电子发射断层扫描（全写为 positron emission tomography，大脑或其他体内部位的成像）◆a PET scan正电子发射断层扫描BrE /pet/ 🔊NAmE /pet/ 🔊the abbreviation for 'Preliminary English Test' (a British test now called 'Cambridge English: Preliminary', set by the University of Cambridge, that measures a person's ability to speak and write English as a foreign language at an intermediate level) 初级英语考试，剑桥英语第二级认证（全写为 Preliminary English Test，现称 Cambridge English: Preliminary，英国考试，检测英语作为外语者的中级口语和写作能力）