dote

dote
verb
[no obj.]
  1. (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。
  2. (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
  1. (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
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'act or talk foolishly'): of uncertain origin; related to Middle Dutch doten 'be silly'
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