cosset
/ˈkɒsɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑsət] /ˈkɑːsɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɑsət] /ˈkä-sət/ (ame, mw)
cosset — 動詞
- cossetpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cossetshe / she / it
- cossetedpast simple
- cosseting-ing form
1. to care for someone with such thorough attention to their comfort and freedom fr
寵溺；嬌養
過度照顧，百般呵護
to care for someone with such thorough attention to their comfort and freedom from difficulty that the treatment may strike others as excessive or spoiling
Amira's aunt loved being cosseted, so her nieces brought her breakfast in bed each morning.
Amira 的阿姨喜歡被人寵著，所以姪女們每天早上把早餐端到床邊給她。
passive form: be cosseted
The resort cosseted its guests with hot towels, fresh juice, and a warm welcome at reception.
這間度假村以熱毛巾、新鮮果汁和櫃檯的熱情歡迎來寵愛賓客。
cosset [someone] with [comforts]
Tariq worried his parents cosseted him too much, so he moved out to become more independent.
Tariq 擔心父母太溺愛他，於是搬出家住，讓自己更獨立。
Linh's grandmother cosseted every visitor by insisting they eat three servings of her special soup.
Linh 的祖母寵溺每一位訪客，堅持要他們喝三碗她特製的湯。
Yael cosseted the frightened puppy until its fur grew back and it no longer shivered at sudden noises.
Yael 悉心照顧那隻受驚的小狗，直到牠的毛長回來，也不再因為突然的聲響而發抖。
- pamper
more common and neutral — implies indulgence without the protective, isolating sense
- coddle
similar level of excess, but often suggests treating someone as weak or incapable
- mollycoddle
informal, even stronger negative sense of overprotection
- spoil
emphasises the negative outcome (bad behaviour from being given too much), not the protective attention
文法句型
cosset + noun phrase
be cosseted by + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often carries a mildly critical tone — the speaker implies the care is excessive. For neutral or positive overprotection, prefer 'pamper' or 'look after'. Frequently appears in passive constructions ('was cosseted by').
常見錯誤
cosset — 名詞
1. a young lamb that is kept as a domestic pet rather than raised for meat or wool,
寵羊
當寵物養的羔羊
a young lamb that is kept as a domestic pet rather than raised for meat or wool, often one that was orphaned and hand-fed by the family
The children raised the orphaned lamb as a cosset, feeding it by hand near the warm fireplace.
孩子們把那隻失去母羊的小羊當作寵羊來養，在溫暖的壁爐邊用手餵牠。
raised as a cosset
When the cosset grew too large for the house, the family moved it to a warm pen beside the kitchen.
寵羊長到太大無法養在屋子裡時，家人把牠移到廚房旁一個溫暖的圍欄裡。
The shepherd gave the motherless lamb to his daughter, and she named her cosset 'Buttons'.
牧羊人把那隻失去母親的小羊交給女兒，她把自己的寵羊取名為「扣子」。
Neighbours teased the farmer for keeping a cosset in the kitchen, but the children adored it.
鄰居們笑那個農夫在廚房裡養寵羊，但孩子們很喜歡牠。
- pet lamb
the plain English equivalent, far more widely understood
文法句型
a cosset
the cosset
用法筆記
Historically the original meaning from which the verb sense derives. Now very uncommon in everyday speech — most English speakers encounter it in historical or rural writing.