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 caress [kə'rɛs]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 爱抚, 拥抱

vt. 爱抚, 抱, 宠爱


  1. The lonely child is longing for the caress of his mother.
    这个孤独的孩子渴望母亲的爱抚。
  2. He caressed his wife lovingly.
    他爱怜地抚摸着他的妻子。
  3. My heart, with its lapping waves of son, longs to caress this green world of the sunny day.
    我的心,同着它的歌的拍拍舐岸的波浪,渴望着要抚爱这个阳光熙和的绿色世界。


caress
[ noun ]
  1. a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)

  2. <noun.act>
    he showered her with caresses
    soft music was a fond caress
    the caresses of the breeze played over his face
[ verb ]
  1. touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

  2. <verb.contact> fondle
    He caressed her face
    They fondled in the back seat of the taxi


Caress \Ca*ress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caressed}
(k[.a]*r[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Caressing}.] [F. caresser,
fr. It. carezzare, fr. carezza caress. See {Caress}., n.]
To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to
touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.

The lady caresses the rough bloodhound. --Sir W.
Scott.

Syn: To fondle; embrace; pet; coddle; court; flatter.

Usage: {Caress}, {Fondle}. ``We caress by words or actions;
we fondle by actions only.'' --Crabb.


Caress \Ca*ress"\ (k[.a]*r[e^]s"), n. [F. caresse, It. carezza,
LL. caritia dearness, fr. L. carus dear. See {Charity}.]
An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an
embracing, or touching, with tenderness.

Wooed her with his soft caresses. --Langfellow.

He exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses
the hearts of all who were under his command.
--Macaulay.

  1. "There are no barriers between the art and the visitors, which means that in this enormous department store of art and sculpture, you can caress a work with the palm of your hand," said Nathalie Obadia of the Templon gallery.
  2. The writing seems paced so as to caress the reader's sensibilities, then to shock, and finally to inebriate with vagueness.
  3. Although color combinations in cocktail dresses and pajama suits were shimmering with colors like flame red, shocking pink and fuchsia, the whole effect was as light as the softest caress.
  4. The men turn to caress their partners; then passionately embrace them; then lift them high in the air. Now the sun breaks through and the music incites the dancers to frenzy.
  5. He asks: "I can't caress your breast?" She changes the subject.
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