/pet ||; pɛt/noun[C] 1 an animal or bird that you keep in your home for pleasure rather than for food or work 宠物；玩赏动物: a pet dog/cat/hamster 养作宠物的狗╱猫╱仓鼠a pet shop (= where pets are sold) 宠物店
2 a person who is treated as a favourite 受宠爱的人；宠儿；宝贝: teacher's pet 老师的得意门生