宠物的英文为pet。pet可作名词、动词和形容词，作为名词时，含义为“宠物、宝贝、红人、乖乖”；作为动词时，含义为“抚摸、亲吻、爱抚”；作为形容词时，含义为“很喜欢的、很感兴趣的”。
pet的基本含义及用法介绍
1、作为名词时，意为宠物;宠儿;宝贝;红人;(昵称)宝贝儿，乖乖。
例句：Do you have any pets?
你有没有养宠物？
She's the teacher's pet .
她是老师的宝贝疙瘩。
Be a pet and post this letter for me.
乖啊，替我把这封信发了。
It is plainly cruel to keep turtles as pets.
显然，养海龟作宠物十分残忍。
It's all right, pet, let me do it.
没事儿，宝贝儿，让我来吧。
It's all right, pet, let me do it.
没事儿，宝贝儿，让我来吧。
2、作为动词时，意为抚摸;(爱抚地)摩挲;亲吻;调情;爱抚。
例句：The policeman reached down and petted the wolfhound...
警察伸手抚摸那只猎狼犬。
They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat.
他们站在那里聊天，轮流抚摸着猫儿。
First, I'll pet and talk to our dogs.
首先，我会爱抚我们的小狗然后对它们说话。
And if the heavy petting doesn't send him running.
如果你们的爱抚没把他吓跑。
3、作为形容词时，意为很喜欢的;钟爱的;很感兴趣的。
例句：He would not stand by and let his pet project be killed off...
他不会袖手旁观任由他最看好的项目被扼杀。
The example is chosen solely for its aptness in illustrating the current pet theory of the critic.
选择这个例子仅仅是因为它能说明这位评论家目前最钟爱的理论。
