1.宠物an animal, a bird, etc. that you have at home for pleasure, rather than one that is kept for work or food
Do you have any pets?你有没有养宠物？
a pet dog/hamster, etc.养作宠物的狗、仓鼠等
a family/domestic pet家庭宠物
pet food宠物食品
a pet shop(= where animals are sold as pets)宠物店
2.宠儿；宝贝；红人a person who is given special attention by sb, especially in a way that seems unfair to other people
She's the teacher's pet .她是老师的宠儿。
3.(informal)（昵称）宝贝儿，乖乖used when speaking to sb to show affection or to be friendly
What's wrong, pet?怎么啦，宝贝儿？
Be a pet(= be kind) and post this letter for me.乖啊，替我把这封信寄了。
1.[t]~ sb/sth抚摸；（爱抚地）摩挲to touch or move your hand gently over an animal or a child in a kind and loving way
2.[i](informal)亲吻；调情；爱抚to kiss and touch each other in a sexual way
1.[obn]很喜欢的；钟爱的；很感兴趣的that you are very interested in
his pet subject/theory/project, etc.他所喜爱的学科、理论、项目等
She felt her exile deeply, and for the first time in her life, realized how much she was beloved and petted at home.
此刻她深深体会到寄人篱下的滋味，第一次认识到自己在家里是如何受到亲人的宠爱。
There old Mrs Louis . . . petted her to her heart's content.
在那儿，老路易斯太太尽情地宠爱她。
It showed that he had been used to being petted and noticed by his master.
这表明他惯常得到东家的青睐和宠爱。
If she seems to only like being petted for three minutes, then stop after a minute or so.
如果她似乎只喜欢被拍3分钟，那么1分钟左右就停止。
Nearly half the children petted the robot dog gently at least once, despite its metallic surface.
几乎半数的儿童至少会有那么一次的轻轻抚摸机器狗，尽管那只是个金属表面。
When he got to the front door, he lay down in front of it -- his way of asking to be petted.
当它到了前门后就躺在门前——这是它要我跟它亲热一番的方式。
I petted him and when I got up and went for the statuary he followed me with his tail up.
我拍了拍他，随后起身去取雕像，他就吊着尾巴跟在我后面。
If the dog comes to me and tries to push his head under my hand in an effort to get petted I verbally scold him and send him away.
如果狗儿向我走过来，试着把它的头贴着我的手努力获取抚拍，我会口头斥责它并且让它离开。
If my dog tries to run up and get petted I correct it, if it is in any way aggressive to strangers it is immediately corrected.
我会纠正狗儿想要跑过去获得抚拍。如果狗儿对陌生人表现出攻击性，它们会立即被纠正。
She rushed to John's side and bent down next to him. She gently petted his hair, trying to soothe him.
她在约翰旁边蹲下，温柔地抚摸他的头发，试着让他安抚下来。
So long as the animal is petted he reacts nicely, but the moment he is antagonized the whole violence of his nature comes out.
动物在受宠的时候表现得很柔顺，但遭到敌对的时刻，所有天性中的暴虐都会显露出来。
She petted his head 'and neck, and he licked her hand.
她抚摩它的头和脖子，它就舔她的手。
He was extremely fond of being petted and fondled and would sit for hours while any one stroked his head or back.
他非常喜欢被人宠爱，被人抚摸，如果有人抚摸它的头或背，它一坐就是好几个小时。
That's not the case. Dogs need to be socialized around people. They just don't need to be petted and fawned over by strangers.
实际情况不是这样的，狗儿们需要同人类交往，它们只是不需要被陌生人抚拍或讨好。
Chester was always at your foot or your hand waiting to be petted and stroked played with and talked to.
切斯特不是在你的脚下，就是在你的手边，等着拍打抚摩，与它玩耍或与它说话。
Everyone petted her, and "Daisy" , as they called her, was in a fair way to have her head turned.
人人都宠爱她，大家都叫她“美人儿”，因此她很可能昏了头。
"All right, " said Carrie, noticing the air of the petted and well-groomed woman in Mrs. Vance's general appearance.
“好啊，”嘉莉说，注意到万斯太太的外表总是带着那种得欢受宠且爱好打扮的女人的神气。
Their reticence and tenseness seemed to melt away as they petted the stray, and our sessions were relaxed and open.
他们摸拍这只无主的猫时，素日的缄默和紧张似乎融化了，疗程进行得既轻松，又坦率。
The dogs can be taught to respond to voice commands issued via the DS's built-in microphone and petted via the touch screen.
还可以通过DS的内置麦克风训练狗狗反应声音命令，用触摸屏幕的方式爱抚它们。
Jason's horse Justin was standing near the hedge, Jason petted over to Justin.
杰森的马贾斯丁站在树篱旁，杰森轻抚着马匹。
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