spoon-feed

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ˈspoon-feed verb (past tense and past participle spoon-fed) [transitive]  1  EASYto give too much information and help to someone – used to show disapproval 填鸭式地给…灌输〔含贬义〕 I don’t believe in spoon-feeding students. 我不赞成对学生进行填鸭式灌输。2. DHBto feed someone, especially a baby, with a spoon 用匙喂〔尤指婴儿〕→ See Verb table

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spoon-feed• Teachers should avoid spoon-feeding facts to students.

ˈspoon-feed verbChineseSyllable  

someone Corpus information help much too give and to to

spoon-feed
ˈspoon-feed verb (past tense and past participle spoon-fed) [transitive]
1. to give too much information and help to someone – used to show disapproval:
    I don’t believe in spoon-feeding students.
2. to feed someone, especially a baby, with a spoon

spoon-feedBrE /ˈspuːn fiːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspuːn fiːd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they spoon-feed BrE /ˈspuːn fiːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈspuːn fiːd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it spoon-feeds BrE /ˈspuːn fiːdz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈspuːn fiːdz/ 🔊past simple spoon-fed BrE /ˈspuːn fed/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈspuːn fed/ 🔊past participle spoon-fed BrE /ˈspuːn fed/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈspuːn fed/ 🔊 -ing form spoon-feeding BrE /ˈspuːn fiːdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈspuːn fiːdɪŋ/ 🔊(disapproving) to teach people sth in a way that gives them too much help and does not make them think for themselves 填鸭式灌输；满堂灌◆~ sb (with sth) The students here do not expect to be spoon-fed. 这儿的学生不希望教师满堂灌。🔊🔊◆~ sth to sb They had information spoon-fed to them. 他们的知识是以满堂灌的方式传授给他们的。🔊🔊~ sb to feed sb, especially a baby, with a spoon 用勺喂（婴儿）