Word · 単語
可愛がる
Reading かわいがる
to be affectionate to
- 1 to be affectionate to, to treat tenderly, to dote on, to show one's love (for), to cherish
- 2 to show favouritism to, to be partial to
- 3 to fondle, to caress, to pet
- 4 to be tough on, to be rough with, to torment, to train harshly — used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる
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例文 · examples
母親は往々にして子供をかわいがり過ぎる。
Mothers often pamper their children.
父は私の弟を掌中の玉のようにかわいがった。
My brother was the apple of my father's eye.
父も母に劣らず私をかわいがってくれた。
My father loved me no less deeply than my mother.
ケンは１人息子なので、父親は一層可愛がった。
Ken's father loved Ken all the more because he was his only son.
一般的にイギリス人は飼っているペットを極端にかわいがっている。
In general, the English are extremely fond of their pets.