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mollycoddle
/ˈmɒlikɒdl/
noun
娇生惯养的人；娘娘腔的男人
a pampered or effeminate person, especially a man
- 1.
a pampered darling; an effeminate man
受宠爱者；女人气的男人
受宠爱者；女人气的男人；女性化的男人；娇生惯养的人；伪善的人
In use
He's such a mollycoddle that he can't even handle a little criticism.
The team leader called him a mollycoddle for always choosing the easiest tasks.
Despite his tough appearance, he was a mollycoddle at heart.
mollycoddle sb
mollycoddle 作为及物动词，意为‘溺爱、娇惯’。
She mollycoddles her only son to an extreme.
她极度溺爱她的独生子。
a mollycoddle
mollycoddle 作为名词，指‘娇生惯养的人’或‘女性化的男人’。
He was regarded as a mollycoddle by his classmates.
他被同学们视为一个娇生惯养的人。
be mollycoddled by sb
被动形式表示‘被某人溺爱’。
The puppy was mollycoddled by the whole family.
那只小狗被全家人溺爱着。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- mollycoddles
- third person singular
- mollycoddled
- past, past participle
- mollycoddling
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词
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