Caress
[kə'res] or [kə'rɛs]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); 'he showered her with caresses'; 'soft music was a fond caress'; 'the caresses of the breeze played over his face'.
(verb.) touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; 'He caressed her face'; 'They fondled in the back seat of the taxi'.
杰瑞德校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
(n.) To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.
整理:凯蒂
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Fondle, embrace, hug, pet, kiss, coddle, cosset, treat with fondness.
n. Embrace, kiss, expression of affection.
校對:伦道夫
同義詞及反義詞:
[See FONDLE]
SYN:Endearment, blandishment, wheedling, fondling, stroking
ANT:Vexation, irritation, annoyance, teasing, persecution, provocation
整理:塔尼娅
解釋/意思:
v.t. to treat with affection: to fondle: to embrace.—n. any act or expression of affection.
校對:诺琳
例句/造句/用法:
- After a minute's silence, he looked down at Amy, who sat on the cricket at his feet, and said, with a caress of the shining hair. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- It was the lightest touch, but it thrilled him like a caress. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- A great deal,' whispered Arabella, as she received the old gentleman's hearty caress and congratulation. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- To cherish, to caress, to amuse him was the common task of all. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- She always observed this quickly, I thought, and always roused him with a question or caress. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The answer was a closer caress; and Caroline turned, and looked, not into Mrs. Pryor's matron face, but up at a dark manly visage. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- He always whistles to the dog and gives him a caress. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Dorothea spoke in a full cordial tone, half caressing, half explanatory. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- She kissed the boy, and said, caressing him, 'It is for thine own dear sake. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- But, on stroking her cheek in a caressing way soon after, he was almost shocked to find her face wet with tears. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- She held my hand between hers, and at each favourable word gave it a little caressing stroke. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- A short man was his Lordship, broad-chested and bow-legged, but proud of the fineness of his foot and ankle, and always caressing his garter-knee. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I think I won't use it all up tonight, said Charley devotedly, when six or eight minutes had been passed by him caressing her hand. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Margaret knelt by him, caressing him with tearful caresses. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- It seemed natural: it seemed genial to be so well loved, so caressed by him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- She played before me the amiable; offered me patte de velours; caressed, flattered, fawned on me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- A minute after one little hand stole out from beneath her face, to which it had been pressed, and softly caressed the heedless foot. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- These words caressed my ear:-- Lucy, take my love. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- I caressed, in order to soothe him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- It did not seem at all comical to Meg, who kissed and caressed the afflicted heroine in the tenderest manner. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- I caressed him, and he wagged his great tail; but he looked an eerie creature to be alone with, and I could not tell whence he had come. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- He put his arm round Letty's neck silently, and led her into the kitchen without his usual jokes and caresses. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law somewhat, as the caresses of the old gentleman, unshorn and perfumed with tobacco, might well do. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- She would have thrown her arms about my neck and smothered me with caresses, had I not gently but firmly disengaged myself. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- He had known the love that is fed on caresses and feeds them; but this passion that was closer than his bones was not to be superficially satisfied. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Margaret knelt by him, caressing him with tearful caresses. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Robert's features and form were with her; the sound of his voice was quite distinct in her ear; his few caresses seemed renewed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I know you well enough, George said; but I don't like kissing, please; and he retreated from the obedient caresses of his cousin. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
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