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coddle sb
She coddles her youngest son.
她溺爱她的小儿子。
溺爱；娇惯；过度保护
coddling — present participle of coddle
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溺爱；娇惯；过度保护
To overprotect or treat too indulgently.
She coddles her youngest son.
她溺爱她的小儿子。
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.
coddle
Base
原形
coddles
3rd person
第三人称单数
coddling
-ing
现在分词
coddled
Past
过去式
coddled
Past participle
过去分词
She coddles her children too much.
她过分溺爱她的孩子。
He coddled the eggs for breakfast.
他用文火煮了蛋当早餐。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The mother gave her child a coddle.
Use this
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'。
Not this
She coddled the baby in her arms.
Use this
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。
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