coddle sb
She coddles her youngest son.
她溺爱她的小儿子。
悉心照料;温柔对待;用文火慢煮;低温慢煮;温柔对待或悉心照料。;在低于沸点的热水中慢慢煮。;过度保护;为保护而行使过度或有害的权威。
To overprotect or treat too indulgently.
常含贬义
温柔对待或悉心照料。
To treat gently or with great care.
在低于沸点的热水中慢慢煮。
To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.
过度保护;为保护而行使过度或有害的权威。
To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect. To overprotect.
一般现在时
She coddles her children too much.
她过分溺爱她的孩子。
一般过去时
He coddled the eggs for breakfast.
他用文火煮了蛋当早餐。
现在完成时
They have coddled their dog since it was a puppy.
他们从狗小时候就溺爱它。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed,现在分词加-ing。
His parents coddle him too much; he never learns to do things himself.
他的父母太溺爱他了,他从来学不会自己做事情。
用法提示:这里coddle表示过度溺爱,是及物动词,后接被溺爱的对象him。
The coach refused to coddle the players, insisting they train hard.
教练拒绝娇惯球员,坚持让他们刻苦训练。
用法提示:coddle在此处意为娇惯、纵容,否定形式表示不迁就,宾语是the players。
She tends to coddle her dog, giving it treats all the time.
她倾向于溺爱她的狗,总是给它零食。
用法提示:coddle后接her dog,表示对宠物过分宠爱,常用于日常语境。
She coddles her youngest son.
她溺爱她的小儿子。
通常指用接近沸腾的水煮蛋,使蛋白凝固而蛋黄仍软。
He coddled an egg for breakfast.
他早餐用文火煮了一个鸡蛋。
可替换 coddle 的“娇惯”义;语气中性偏正面,侧重让人享受舒适,不含“妨碍其成长”的贬义。
贬义更强,强调纵容造成性格缺陷,多与孩子搭配;不用于“悉心照料病人”的语境。
口语色彩,含“小题大做、过分小心”的意味,多用于熟人或家人之间。
贬义且略带戏谑或旧式、英式色彩,语气比 coddle 更重,常指对男性过分呵护。
侧重满足愿望而非提供保护,可用于自己(indulge oneself);不含“过度保护”一层意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子The mother gave her child a coddle.
正确表达The mother coddled her child.
coddle是动词,不是名词。错误地将其用作名词,应使用动词形式表示'溺爱'。
grammar · medium
易错句子She coddled the baby in her arms.
正确表达She cuddled the baby in her arms.
coddle意为'娇养、溺爱'或'用文火煮',而cuddle意为'拥抱、搂抱'。此处描述拥抱动作,应使用cuddle。
针对“悉心照料/过度保护”义:指应给的照顾却没有给,与娇惯相反,但不一定含故意伤害之意。
针对“温柔对待/过度保护”义:指用粗暴或不当的方式对待,是娇惯的反面。
针对“悉心照料”义:指虐待或伤害性地对待他人,与温柔呵护相对。
针对“温柔对待”义:较正式,指虐待或粗暴对待,与娇惯相反。
pamper 强调满足一切愿望,coddle 强调过度呵护甚至娇惯
cuddle 指亲昵拥抱,与 coddle 发音相似但意义完全不同
娇惯孩子;对孩子百般呵护
Her parents have coddled her since she was a child.
她父母从小就对她百般呵护。
嫩煮蛋(用低于沸点的水慢慢煮成的蛋)
He had coddled eggs and toast for breakfast.
他早餐吃了嫩煮蛋和吐司。
娇惯学生;对学生过度保护
Some teachers worry that coddling students leaves them unprepared for failure.
一些老师担心,娇惯学生会让他们对失败毫无准备。
对婴儿呵护备至
You can't coddle the baby every time she whimpers.
孩子每次哼唧你都不能一味地哄着。
别再娇惯;停止过度保护
It's time to stop coddling him and let him solve his own problems.
该停止娇惯他了,让他自己解决问题吧。
coddle + -er
coddle + -ing
coddle + -ed
coddled + egg
molly + coddle
常形容被百般呵护、要什么有什么的孩子,正是 coddle 式过度照料可能造成的结果。
指对孩子事事插手、寸步不离的家长,与 coddle 的“过度保护”义同属育儿话题。
英语常说 wrap someone in cotton wool(把某人裹在棉花里),喻指过度保护,与 coddle 的语境相通。
同属低温、温和加热的烹饪方式,但强调保持微沸,与 coddle 的沸点以下水煮相近而不相同。
常以低温隔水或慢煮方式做成,与 coddle 的烹饪义共享“温和加热、小心看火”的场景。
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