n (1)宠物 (tame animal or bird， usu kept in the home as a companion) [C]： Dogs and cats make good～s. 狗和猫是很好的宠物。keep a rabbit/bird/monkey/lamb as a～养一只兔子/鸟/猴子/羊羔作宠物;a～dog/cat/mouse 当作宠物养的狗/猫/老鼠;～food 宠物食品;～shop 宠物商店;

(2)1)宠儿，受宠爱的人 (person， esp a child， specially favoured above others) [C] (常derog)： That boy is the teacher's～. 那个男孩子是老师宠爱的学生。make a pet of sb 宠爱某人;Mother loved us all， but John was her～. 妈妈爱我们每一个人，但她最宠爱约翰。〖同〗favourite，darling; 2) 偏爱(最喜欢)的事物 (sth that is treated as a favourite) [C] [作attrib]： a～project/theory/cause/subject/topic 最喜欢的工程/理论/事业/科目/话题;one's～hate/aversion (某人)最讨厌/厌恶的东西;～-name爱称;〖同〗favourite;

(3)1)可爱(讨人喜欢)的人 (kind or lovable person) [C， 通常sing] (infml)： Their son is a perfect～. 他们的儿子很可爱。Be a～and type this letter for me. 做做好事，帮我把这封信打一下。〖同〗favorite; 2)宝贝儿(用于对孩子或青年女子的爱称) (used as a term of affection， esp for a child or young woman) [C] (infml)： Would you like some ice-cream，～? 宝贝儿，想要点冰激凌吗?

v(1)爱抚(动物) (stroke (an animal) in a loving way) [T+n]：The old lady sat by the fire～ting her cat. 老太太坐在火炉旁，充满爱意地抚摸着她的猫。Don't be afraid to～the dog， he won't bite. 不要害怕去抚摸那条狗，它不咬人。〖同〗pat，caress，stroke;

(2)(男女相互)亲吻爱抚 ((of a man and a woman) kiss and stroke each other) [I] (infml)： There were several couples sitting～ting at the back of the cinema. 在电影院的最后几排，有几对男女坐在那里亲吻爱抚。