dote
宠爱
definition
verb
she doted on her two young children
be extremely and uncritically fond of.
the parson is now old and dotes
be silly or feebleminded, especially as a result of old age.
translation of 'dote'
verb
衰老,
宠,
溺爱,
疼,
宠爱
example
He was not my son Joshua's biological father but he 'doted on' him and treated Joshua like his own son.
To be spoiled and 'doted on' , to take over the bed and the floor and the path.
He appeared to be a father who 'doted on' his children, especially his little girl.
Seventy years ago an Eton schoolmaster 'dotingly' built his soprano wife a bijou opera-house beside the country pile he inherited on the Sussex Downs at Glyndebourne.
Most people 'dote on' their grandchildren, spoiling them in the process.
‘It is ultimately up to them,’ he says, looking 'dotingly' at his daughters.
Matt is already an accomplished quarter-midget driver, and his father 'dotes on' him.
‘They cannot possibly compare to you,’ I said 'dotingly' into her ear.
Unlike Kafka, to whom he bears some resemblance, he 'doted on' his father.
Catherine smiled 'dotingly' on the little girl she had raised since that day eight years ago.
He was a wonderful father, 'doting on' everything, anything, his sons did.
I knew from my Aunt Maria that my father had 'doted upon' the beautiful Senorita shamelessly.
He was a strong, loving father who 'doted on' his daughter maybe a little more than he should have.
I can't explain it, other than to say that Jennifer was a 'doter' .
He is a 42-year-old father who 'dotes on' his three children.
It is 'dotingly' displayed, like everything else, under dramatic lighting that illuminates heirloom tomatoes as if they were heirloom diamonds.
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