pet的意思|pet的解释-里氏词典

pet [pet]

n. 宠物, 受宠爱的人, 宠坏的孩子, 不悦, 生气

a. 宠爱的, 表示亲昵的, 养着观赏的, 特别珍爱的, 格外的

vt. 宠爱, 溺爱, 抚摸

vi. 拥抱, 爱抚, 生气, 发脾气

[化] 正电子发射断层扫描; 聚酯

pet
petted, petting

[ noun ]

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

<noun.animal>

a special loved one

<noun.person>

a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

<noun.feeling>

using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

<noun.act>

[ verb ]

stroke or caress gently

<verb.contact>

pet the lamb

stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

<verb.contact>

[ adj ]

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

<adj.all>

the favored child

Pet \Pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Petted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Petting}.]
To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted
and spoiled.

Pet \Pet\, v. i.
To be a pet. --Feltham.

pet \pet\ (p[e^]t), n. [Formerly peat, perhaps from Ir. peat,
akin to Gael. peata.]
1. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.

2. Any person especially cherished and indulged; a fondling;
a darling; often, a favorite child.

The love of cronies, pets, and favorites. --Tatler.

3. [Prob. fr. {Pet} a fondling, hence, the behavior or humor
of a spoiled child.] A slight fit of peevishness or
fretfulness. ``In a pet she started up.'' --Tennyson.

4. Any animal kept as a companion, usually in or around one's
home, typically domesticated and cared for attentively and
often affectionately. Distinguished from animals raised
for food or to perform useful tasks, as a {draft animal}.
[PJC]

pet \pet\, a.
Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet
lamb; a pet theory; a pet animal.

Some young lady's pet curate. --F. Harrison.

{Pet cock}. [Perh. for petty cock.] (Mach.) A little faucet
in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of
a steam cylinder, to drain it.

Her two pet Maltese dogs, Sophie and Tati, scamper in to bark hello.
"Peaceable Kingdom," about a gutsy woman zookeeper who lives right on the zoo grounds with her kids and pet seal, is another one of those warm-hearted family shows that make critics cringe.
Others go blissfully on, voting large raises for themselves and constituents, handing out dollars for pet projects where their greatest poitical support is, and not enacting any really meaningful reform for both social and economic issues.
Humphrey wouldn't hurt anyone." In suburban Miami, Broward County commissioners have reclassified the potbellied pig as an exotic pet.
In addition, the measure included a series of add-ons, most from Democrats, to address pet concerns.
During an 11-month period in Arizona, the ratio of reported bites to the estimated pet population was 0.3 percent for ferrets, compared with 0.4 percent for cats and 2.2 percent for dogs, they said.
Ginger's owner, Jane Shumaker, said she hadn't programmed 911 into her telephone's automatic dialing system, and she finds it hard to believe her pet made the call.
Jake the Snake Roberts's pet snake's bag, that is.
Her main support is a young woman who is equally plain _ an endearing seamstress with the improbable name of Popeye (Alfre Woodard), who taught herself to sew by making little outfits for her pet frogs as a child.
Steve Crothers thought his pet lizard was a goner until he began hearing about sightings of a creature variously described by frightened residents as a 6-foot alligator or a diminuitive Godzilla.
The book will be "about my life, my family, all the pet animals I've had," said the 13-year-old girl, a fan of scary films and gothic novels.
Trotman said he often gets anonymous calls from people seeking advice on how to help a pet that consumed cocaine or marijuana. When the owners are told they have to bring the dog in for proper treatment, they usually hang up, he said.
"Here's a guy who, as part of his pet project, wanted to remove the Rose Garden for subterranean parking," he scoffs.
It is as necessary as Michael's wheelchair and is not a pet, she said.
Meat used to make pet food is exempted.
"Tanya wants you to lighten up," said pet psychic Carol Gurney.
He is described as "an awkward little machine," "a trusting, cheerful pet," but aside from a few indications that he resembles Mack we never really get a sense of what Randall looks like.
A pet pig named Chop Chop has become the animal kingdom's surfing champion, doing a porcine version of a "hang ten" as he rode through the waves with his owner and garnering a perfect score.
Californians may have their dog cemeteries and cat psychics, but in the last few years, Japanese pet freaks have become every bit as eccentric, creating a $2 billion-a-year industry.
Koffman said he grew up as a doctor's son in East Tawas, Mich., went from home aquariums to owning four pet stores by age 18, earned a degree in business administration at the University of Michigan and became an importer of exotic creatures.
For that reason, senators know that if they have any hope of getting a pet project approved in the closing days of the session, it will have to be tacked onto the tax bill.
The president's pet intellectual, Mr Hector Aguilar Camn, from the editorial group Nexos, was put in charge of the historians who wrote the text.
Ralston Purina Co. said Tuesday it will establish a new division designed exlusively to serve its specialty pet food segment and provide a greater push for its premium Pro Plan pet foods.
Ralston Purina Co. said Tuesday it will establish a new division designed exlusively to serve its specialty pet food segment and provide a greater push for its premium Pro Plan pet foods.
Snake owner Thomas M. Thorton, 26, reported Sunday night that his pet boa constrictor had slithered away.
Had past practice prevailed, the administration's wish list would have risen to 20 or more new construction starts as influential lawmakers got their pet projects added as the spending legislation progressed through Congress.
The 54-year-old pet food company was put up for sale Feb. 8, when Grand Met Chairman Allen Sheppard decided it didn't fit into the conglomerate's plans to focus on its human foods business.
A nonprofit sanctuary for unwanted pet primates near San Antonio, Texas, receives a half-dozen inquiries a week from people wanting to unload.
Mr. Simon denied repeated rumors that BP might dispose of its nutrition business, which includes Purina pet food, animal feed and meat and poultry.
She persevered when one pet movie project was rejected repeatedly by film companies.

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