coddle
美音:
[´kɔdəl
]英音:
[´kɔdəl
]vt.娇养,溺爱,煮蛋 n.娇生惯养的人,身体虚弱的人
难易程度:
coddle为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:coddler 动词过去式:coddled 过去分词:coddled 现在分词:coddling 第三人称单数:coddles
相关词
coddle
/'kɒdl; `kɑdl/
v [Tn]
1 treat (sb) with great care and tenderness 悉心照料(某人)
*He'll need to be coddled after his illness. 他病後需要悉心照料.
2 cook (eggs) in water just below boiling-point (在刚刚低于沸点的水中)煮(鸡蛋).
coddle
v [T]
to treat someone in a way that is too kind and gentle and that protects them from pain or difficulty
Don't coddle the child - he's fine!