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coddle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cod·dle /ˈkɒdl $ ˈkɑːdl/ verb [transitive]  KINDto treat someone in a way that is too kind and gentle and that protects them from pain or difficulty 娇惯,溺爱,娇纵 SYN mollycoddle Don’t coddle the child – he’s fine! 别太娇惯那孩子——他没事的!→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
coddleShe never needed coddling against exposure.She was, to him, like one of the saints, the blushing idols she coddled and cooed.Our car coddling extends way beyond an inadequate transit system.Nor does he coddle his players.The infantry were peasants, coddled, soft and fat.Yet the coddling state continues to loom large.Some Carlsbad residents feel that they need to coddle their budding high-tech companies sprouting around Palomar Airport.Police Chief McBride says coddling young lawbreakers just creates more adult criminals.
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coddle
coddle /ˈkɒdl $ ˈkɑːdl/ verb [transitive]
to treat someone in a way that is too kind and gentle and that protects them from pain or difficulty
   SYN  mollycoddle:
    Don’t coddle the child – he’s fine!


cod·dleBrE /ˈkɒdl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːdl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they coddle BrE /ˈkɒdl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːdl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it coddles BrE /ˈkɒdlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːdlz/ 🔊past simple coddled BrE /ˈkɒdld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːdld/ 🔊past participle coddled BrE /ˈkɒdld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːdld/ 🔊 -ing form coddling BrE /ˈkɒdlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːdlɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (often disapproving) to treat sb with too much care and attention 娇惯;娇养;溺爱   compare mollycoddle ~ sth to cook eggs in water slightly below boiling point (在略低于沸点的水里)煮(蛋)