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baby sb
及物动词，表示像照顾婴儿般溺爱某人。
She babies her younger brother.
她像对待婴儿一样宠着她弟弟。
娇惯；溺爱；纵容
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娇惯；溺爱；纵容
treat someone with excessive care or indulgence
She babies her younger brother.
她像对待婴儿一样宠着她弟弟。
过度溺爱
treat with excessive indulgence
baby
Base
原形
babies
3rd person
第三人称单数
babying
-ing
现在分词
babied
Past
过去式
babied
Past participle
过去分词
She babies her younger brother.
她溺爱她的弟弟。
He babied his car for years.
他多年来精心保养他的车。
They are babying their new puppy.
他们正在溺爱他们的新小狗。
规则动词，意为'溺爱'或'悉心照料'。
She always babies her younger brother, tying his shoes and cutting his food.
她总是像对待婴儿一样照顾她的弟弟，帮他系鞋带、切食物。
Stop babying him; he needs to learn to do things on his own.
别再娇惯他了，他需要学会自己做事情。
The mechanic babied the old engine, tuning it gently to avoid damage.
机械师小心翼翼地对待那台旧发动机，轻轻地调试以免损坏。
及物动词，表示像照顾婴儿般溺爱某人。
She babies her younger brother.
她像对待婴儿一样宠着她弟弟。
用某物宠爱某人/某物。
He babies his dog with expensive treats.
他用昂贵的零食溺爱他的狗。
被动形式，表示被溺爱。
He doesn't like being babied.
他不喜欢被当作婴儿般对待。
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娇惯某人；把某人当小孩对待
She babied her husband as if he were a child.
她把丈夫当小孩一样娇惯。
别再宠着我了；别把我当小孩
Stop babying me, please. I have to learn to deal with this.
请别再宠着我了，我得学会自己处理这件事。
过度溺爱孩子
Grandparents often baby the children when they visit.
祖父母来访时常常过度溺爱孩子。
把大人当小孩宠
Don't baby a grown man; let him take responsibility.
别把大人当小孩宠，让他自己承担责任。
把有价值的东西和糟粕一起扔掉；因噎废食
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater when you revise the report.
修改报告时，别把有价值的内容连同问题一起删掉。
小步前进；循序渐进
Learning to drive takes baby steps.
学开车要一步步来。
爱哭的人；爱抱怨的人
Don't be such a cry baby about the cold.
别为了这点冷就哭哭啼啼的。
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把某人当baby一样哄着惯着，就是过度溺爱。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、家庭语境、朋友交流 作为动词表示“娇惯、溺爱”时，通常用于日常口语或非正式场合，比较常见于家人、朋友之间谈论过度照顾或纵容某人；正式写作中较少使用。
真正押韵的是 maybe /ˈmeɪbi/，与 baby /ˈbeɪbi/ 完全押韵。ruby、shabby、hobby 都以 -by 结尾，读作 /bi/，但重读元音不同，所以不押韵。babe 与 baby 开头读音相同，但结尾少了 /i/，不是押韵。lady 重读元音也是 /eɪ/，但结尾辅音不同，只能算近似音。
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