dote

🇬🇧 UK/dәut/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To be excessively or foolishly fond of someone (usually with 'on'); to show signs of mental decline in old age.

溺爱,过分宠爱;老糊涂

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
doteother
=dote

Common Collocations

  • 1.dote on溺爱
  • 2.dote upon宠爱

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The domiciliation process for international business requires careful attention to legal requirements.

  • 2.

    She continued to dote on her grandchildren, buying them gifts and spoiling them shamelessly.

  • 3.

    As he grew older, he began to dote on his favorite hobby of collecting rare stamps.

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