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caress

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they caress
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he / she / it caresses
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past simple caressed
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past participle caressed
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-ing form caressing
🔊/kəˈresɪŋ/
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  1. caress somebody/something to touch somebody/something gently, especially in a sexual way or in a way that shows love抚摩；爱抚
    • His fingers gently caressed her cheek.他的手指轻轻抚摸着她的脸。
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gently
    • lightly
    • softly
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French caresser (verb), caresse (noun), from Italian carezza, based on Latin carus ‘dear’.

caress

noun
🔊/kəˈres/
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  1. a gentle touch or kiss to show you love somebody抚摩；爱抚；亲吻
    • the kisses and caresses of lovers情人间的亲吻与爱抚
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • gentle
    • soft
    • tender
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French caresser (verb), caresse (noun), from Italian carezza, based on Latin carus ‘dear’.