Word · Frequency #40523
coddle
溺爱；娇惯；过度保护
核心释义
常含贬义
To overprotect or treat too indulgently.
- 1.
温柔对待或悉心照料。
To treat gently or with great care.
- 2.
在低于沸点的热水中慢慢煮。
To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.
- 3.
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.
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。
用法In use
His parents coddle him too much; he never learns to do things himself.
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.
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.
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。
coddle sb
She coddles her youngest son.
她溺爱她的小儿子。
coddle sth
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- coddle a child
- 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。
- coddled eggs
- 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。
- coddle students
- 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。
- coddle the baby
- 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。
- stop coddling
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音联想：把宝宝“靠兜”里揣着、事事代劳，就是 coddle——娇惯、过度保护；这词还指“文火慢煮”，像把食物小心焐着。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：parenting、education、workplace 通常为中性偏贬义，多用于家庭、教育或职场语境，指过度保护或娇惯某人；语气常带批评意味，但并非正式术语。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于coddle sb./sth.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵的一组：model、toddle、waddle、twaddle、doddle 的重读元音和词尾都是 /ɒdl/，与 coddle 押韵（model 在美式英语中读 /ˈmɑːdl/，则不押韵）。注意 cuddle 拼写几乎一样，但元音是 /ʌ/，读 /ˈkʌdl/，与 coddle 不押韵，别混淆。
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