1 an animal or bird that you keep in your home for pleasure rather than for food or work 宠物;玩赏动物:
a pet dog/cat/hamster养作宠物的狗╱猫╱仓鼠a pet shop (= where pets are sold)宠物店
2 a person who is treated as a favourite 受宠爱的人;宠儿;宝贝:
teacher's pet老师的得意门生
pet1/pɛt; pet/n [C]1 an animal that you keep at home 宠物: Cats are popular pets. 猫是受欢迎的宠物。a pet shop 宠物商店pet rabbit/bird/snake etc 宠物兔/鸟/蛇等2 pet name a short friendly name for someone that is used especially by their friends and family [ nickname ] 爱称﹐昵称TEACHER'S PET
pet2adj 1 pet project/subject/theory etc a plan, subject, or idea that you particularly like or are interested in 特别喜欢的计划/话题/理论等2 pet hateBrE 【英】pet peeveAmE 【美】something that you particularly dislike 特别讨厌的事(物)
pet3v [T] petted , petting to touch and move your hand gently over someone, especially an animal or a child [ stroke ] 抚弄﹐抚摸: Our cat loves being petted. 我们养的那只猫喜欢被人抚摸。
petpetpetspettedpettingnoun1an animal that you keep in your home: I've got two pets – a cat and a goldfish.2a child that a teacher or a parent likes best: She's the teacher's pet.