coddle
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T To coddle someone means to treat them too kindly or protect them too much. 溺愛(ài)[表不滿(mǎn)]
She coddled her youngest son madly. 她過(guò)分溺愛(ài)她最小的兒子。
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coddle /?k?d?l/ (coddling,coddled,coddles)
劍橋詞典
coddle verb [T] (COOK)
to cook food , especially eggs , in water just below boiling temperature
(尤指把雞蛋在稍低於沸點(diǎn)的水中)煮嫩,煮軟
coddled eggs 煨煮的雞蛋
coddle verb [T] (PROTECT)
to protect someone or something too much
嬌養(yǎng);溺愛(ài);悉心呵護(hù)
The steel industry is coddled by trade protection and massive subsidies . 鋼鉄産業(yè)受到貿(mào)易保護(hù)和巨額補(bǔ)貼的雙重呵護(hù)。 返回 coddle