mollycoddle

英 ['mɒlikɒdl] 美 ['mɑːlikɑːdl]

• v. 溺爱；纵容
• n. 女性化的男人；娇生惯养的男人

英英释义

Noun:

1. a pampered darling; an effeminate man

Verb:

1. treat with excessive indulgence;

   "grandparents often pamper the children"
   "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He doesn't believe that children should be mollycoddled.
   他认为不应溺爱儿童。
2. Let's not mollycoddle our students!
   我们不能纵容学生。

经典引文

• That boy grew up fearlessly..at an age when other boys were being mollycoddled.

  出自： R. K. Narayan

近反义词

【近义词】

• baby 婴儿
• cosset 宠爱
• pamper 纵容
• indulge 迁就
• spoil 宠坏
• fuss over 过分关心, 过分体贴...
• overprotect 过分地保护
• humor 幽默
• humour 幽默
• pander 迎合
• overindulge 溺爱
• pet 宠物
• featherbed 任闲职
• cocker 西班牙长耳猎犬...
• coddle 娇养