pet

Word family adjectivepettedpettishnounpetterpettingpet namepettednesspetpettishnessadverbpettedlypettishly

Related topics: Pets

pet1 /pet/ S2 noun

1 [countableC]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 EnglishBrE 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 pet

n 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.

Examples from the Corpus

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) [transitiveT]

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

Examples from the Corpus

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 adjectiveadj

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

Examples from the Corpus

pet project/theory/subject• Even as the trajectory of his thought kept rising in the early seventies, the clock was ticking on his pet project.• No organization likes being told that it has got to hold back its expansion or abandon some pet project.• Different chemists prefer different pet theories, and there is no shortage of theories.• Even those Hippocratic treatises which inveigh against Presocratic dogmatism are themselves just as dogmatic where their own pet theories are concerned.• His pet project is a biotechnology institute in which state funding will be matched by contributions from the Schering drug company.• The proposals are seen as a pet project of the right wing of the Conservative Party and Conservative students' groups.• Both grants represented pet projects of two council subcommittee members.• Monitoring the telephone conversations of the Kremlin hierarchy had become one of his pet projects over the last few years.

2 pet hate British EnglishBrE, 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。

Examples from the Corpus

pet hate• Mum's particular pet peeve is people leaving their dirty clothes lying on the floor.• The poll also gave the thumbs down to male know-it-alls - the pet hate for most women.• TV Game shows have been my pet hate for some time now.• But my pet hate is woodwork joinery.• Apart from thieves his pet hate was Gypsies.

→ pet name

Examples from the Corpus

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”

单词	pet
释义	pet Word family adjectivepettedpettishnounpetterpettingpet namepettednesspetpettishnessadverbpettedlypettishly Related topics: Pets pet1 /pet/ ●●● S2 noun 1 [countableC]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 EnglishBrE 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 pet n 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. Examples from the Corpus 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) [transitiveT] 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 Examples from the Corpus 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 adjectiveadj 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 Examples from the Corpus pet project/theory/subject• Even as the trajectory of his thought kept rising in the early seventies, the clock was ticking on his pet project.• No organization likes being told that it has got to hold back its expansion or abandon some pet project.• Different chemists prefer different pet theories, and there is no shortage of theories.• Even those Hippocratic treatises which inveigh against Presocratic dogmatism are themselves just as dogmatic where their own pet theories are concerned.• His pet project is a biotechnology institute in which state funding will be matched by contributions from the Schering drug company.• The proposals are seen as a pet project of the right wing of the Conservative Party and Conservative students' groups.• Both grants represented pet projects of two council subcommittee members.• Monitoring the telephone conversations of the Kremlin hierarchy had become one of his pet projects over the last few years. 2 pet hate British EnglishBrE, 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。 Examples from the Corpus pet hate• Mum's particular pet peeve is people leaving their dirty clothes lying on the floor.• The poll also gave the thumbs down to male know-it-alls - the pet hate for most women.• TV Game shows have been my pet hate for some time now.• But my pet hate is woodwork joinery.• Apart from thieves his pet hate was Gypsies. → pet name Examples from the Corpus 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”
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