pet
noun [ C ] uk/pet/ us/pet/
(ANIMAL)
A1 宠物
an animal that is kept in the home as a companion and treated kindly
They have several pets - a dog, two rabbits, and a guinea pig. 他们有好几只宠物：一只狗、两只兔子和一只豚鼠。
a pet snake 宠物蛇
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- Doctors have discovered that keeping a pet can do wonders for your health.
- my pet dog
- Some people are really soppy about their pets.
- There was a fashion for keeping reptiles as pets.
- Old people often rely on pets for comfort and companionship in their twilight years.
(PERSON)
be someone's pet disapproving 是（某人的）宠儿
to be the person that someone in authority likes best and treats better than anyone else
be (the) teacher's pet The other children hated her because she was the teacher's pet. 别的孩子都恨她，因为她是老师的宠儿。
Tommy went from being teacher's pet to the bad boy of the class.
He loved all his children, but Lauren was his special pet.
He was the coach's pet and the other team members were jealous.
She was the boss's pet and could always persuade him to let us off early.
informal approving讨人喜欢的人
a kind person who is easy to like
He's always sending me flowers - he's a real pet! 他总是送花给我——他真讨人喜欢！
UK informal宝贝，乖乖（尤用于称呼女性或孩子）
a friendly way of talking to someone, especially a woman or a child
Thank you, pet. 谢谢你，宝贝儿。
pet
verb uk/pet/ us/pet/ -tt-
[ T ]抚摸，爱抚，轻按
If you pet an animal, child, etc., you touch it, him, or her gently and kindly with your hands.
Our dog loves to be petted and tickled behind the ears. 我们的狗喜欢人在它耳后抚摸、挠痒。
[ I ] informal（男女间）亲吻，爱抚
If two people are petting, they are kissing and touching each other in a sexual way.
See also: heavy petting
pet
adjective uk/pet/ us/pet/
pet theory, subject, hate, etc. 特别喜爱的理论／话题／特别讨厌的事物（等等）
a theory, subject, hate, etc. that is special and important to you
pet peeve US My pet peeve (= pet hate) is cleaning the bathroom. 我最讨厌的事情就是打扫浴室。
Football is one of her pet hates. 足球是她最讨厌的东西之一。
Little did he know that prison reforms was one of my pet subjects.
One of my pet hates is people who leave a concert before the clapping stops.
My own pet theory is that people without children age more slowly.