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pet ANIMALpetn [C]an animal which is kept in the home as a companion and treated affectionately宠物，爱畜They have several pets--a dog, two rabbits and a guinea pig.他们有好几个宠物，一只狗，两只兔和一只豚鼠。As a little girl, she always wanted to have a parrot as a pet.她儿童时代总想养只鹦鹉作为宠物。We've run out of pet food-could you go and get some?我们没狗食了，你能去买一些吗？He owns a pet shop (=a shop where animals are sold).他有一家宠物商店。(disapproving) If you are the pet of a person in authority, they like you very much and treat you better than other people.宠儿，得宠的人The other children hated her because she was the teacher's pet.别的小孩都恨她，因为她是老师的宠儿。(infml approving) If you describe someone as a pet, you mean that they are a kind person who is easy to like.好人He's always sending me flowers -- he's a real pet!他总送花给我，他真是个好人。Would you be a pet and make me a coffee?能不能作个好人，给我弄杯咖啡?(Br and Aus infml) Pet is also an affectionate way of addressing someone, esp. a woman or a child.宝贝"Would you like a cup of tea?" "That's very kind of you, pet. "“你想要杯咖啡吗?” “你真好，宝贝。”A pet theory/subject/hate is one that is special and important to you.特别的I just stop listening when he starts talking about his pet theories.当他开始谈论他特别喜爱的理论时，我就不再听了。Football is one of her pet hates.足球是她最恨的东西之一。A pet name is an informal, affectionate name given to someone by their family or friends.昵称Her parents called her 'baby', when she was a child, because she was the baby of the family.她小时候的昵称是“宝宝”，因为她是全家的宝宝。
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