dote on/upon somebody phrasal verbphr v LOVEto love someone very much, and show this by your actions 溺爱，宠爱 Everyone doted on Sally, the only girl in the family. 人人都溺爱萨莉，她是家里唯一的女孩。
—doting adjectiveadj [only before noun] —dotingly adverbadv
dote on/upon • Things like a freshly made bed, regular meals, some one to dote on him like a bloody fool!• Roses, for instance, dote on sticky soil.• What Magic bids me now so fondly dote On what so lately I disdain'd to look on?
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