Coddle
['kɒd(ə)l]
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To parboil, or soften by boiling.
(v. t.) To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
編輯:谢尔顿
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. [1]. Parboil, boil slightly.[2]. Humor, coax, cajole, wheedle, court, STUFF, pay court to, fawn upon, curry favor with, try to win by adulation.[3]. Fondle, caress, pet, treat with fondness, make much of.
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同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Spoil, humor, pamper, nurse, caress
手打:尼尔
解釋/意思:
v.t. to pamper: to fondle: to parboil.—n. an effeminate person.
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例句/造句/用法:
- And when they don't, which is most of the time, we deny truth, falsify facts, and prefer the coddling of our theory to any deeper understanding of the real problem before us. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Always preaching, retorted she; always coddling and admonishing. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Be satisfied with doctoring and coddling yourself and the children, and let me look as I chuse. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- I suspect she is right, and that I've been coddling the fellow as if I'd been his grandmother. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
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