(dote on/upon)be extremely and uncritically fond of 溺爱,宠爱 she doted on her two young children. 她溺爱两个小一点的孩子。 [as adj. doting]she was spoiled outrageously by her doting father. 她被溺爱她的父亲宠坏了。
(archaic)(古)be silly or feeble-minded, especially as a result of old age (尤因年老而)昏聩,糊涂 the parson is now old and dotes. 那个牧师现在是又老又糊涂。
noun
(Irish informal)a sweet or adorable person (爱尔兰,非正式)可爱的人;迷人的人 he's gorgeous and the twins are dotes. 他模样很俊,一对双胞胎也长得楚楚动人。
派生 doter noun dotingly adverb 语源
Middle English (in the sense 'act or talk foolishly'): of uncertain origin; related to Middle Dutch doten 'be silly'