1
mollycoddle sb.
She mollycoddles her son, doing everything for him.
她溺爱儿子，为他做所有事情。
溺爱；娇惯；纵容
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溺爱；娇惯；纵容
to treat someone with too much care and protection; to pamper
She mollycoddles her son, doing everything for him.
她溺爱儿子，为他做所有事情。
过度保护并纵容；溺爱。
To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.
mollycoddle
Base
原形
mollycoddles
3rd person
第三人称单数
mollycoddling
-ing
现在分词
mollycoddled
Past
过去式
mollycoddled
Past participle
过去分词
She mollycoddles her children.
她溺爱她的孩子。
He mollycoddled his younger brother.
他娇惯了他的弟弟。
They are mollycoddling their pet.
他们正在溺爱他们的宠物。
意为溺爱、娇养
Stop mollycoddling your child; he needs to learn to be independent.
别再溺爱你的孩子了，他需要学会独立。
The coach refused to mollycoddle the players, believing that tough training built character.
教练拒绝娇惯队员，认为严格训练能塑造品格。
She mollycoddled her puppy so much that it refused to sleep alone.
她过分宠爱她的小狗，结果它拒绝独自睡觉。
She mollycoddles her son, doing everything for him.
她溺爱儿子，为他做所有事情。
The dog was mollycoddled by its owner, sleeping on the bed.
那只狗被主人宠坏了，睡在床上。
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She mollycoddles on her children.
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She mollycoddles her children.
mollycoddle是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词"on"。
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Mollycoddle is bad for children.
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Mollycoddling is bad for children.
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常用于被动语态，表示被溺爱
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