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
mollycoddling — present participle of mollycoddle
过度保护并纵容;溺爱。;娇养
to treat someone with too much care and protection; to pamper
过度保护并纵容;溺爱。
To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.
一般现在时
She mollycoddles her children.
她溺爱她的孩子。
一般过去时
He mollycoddled his younger brother.
他娇惯了他的弟弟。
现在进行时
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。
用法提示:动词mollycoddling表示过度宠爱,常用于批评溺爱行为。
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。
用法提示:动词原形mollycoddle用于否定,表示不给予过度照顾。
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。
用法提示:过去式mollycoddled描述具体溺爱行为,导致不良后果。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She mollycoddles on her children.
正确表达She mollycoddles her children.
mollycoddle是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要介词"on"。
grammar · medium
易错句子Mollycoddle is bad for children.
正确表达Mollycoddling is bad for children.
这里需要动词的动名词形式作主语,而不是原形动词作名词。
mollycoddle强调过度保护导致软弱无能,coddle则侧重温和对待、小心照顾,不必然导致软弱
pamper侧重于满足欲望和享受,mollycoddle侧重于过度保护、不让孩子经历困难
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