英 [ˈkɒd(ə)l] 美 [ˈkɑːd(ə)l]
vt. 娇养；溺爱（等于 mollycoddle）；用文火煮
第三人称单数coddles
现在分词coddling
过去式coddled
过去分词coddled
coddle /ˈkɒdəl/ TEM8 [ coddling coddled coddles ]
及物动词 To coddle someone means to treat them too kindly or protect them too much. 溺爱
She coddled her youngest son madly.
她过分溺爱她最小的儿子。
treat with excessive indulgence
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
同义词： pamper / featherbed / cosset / cocker / baby / mollycoddle / spoil / indulge
cook in nearly boiling water
coddle eggs
娇养
... coda n.乐曲的尾声 coddle v.溺爱；悉心照料 code n.密码；法典v将某事物编成密码 ...
... curmudgeon 脾气坏的 coddle 娇养，悉心照料 manifest 表明，明白的，显然的 ...
I would not coddle the child.
我不愿意溺爱这个孩子。
Teach him gently, World, but don't coddle him.
世界，你应该温柔地教导他，切不可溺爱他。
I love to coddle babies. I have a little one of my own.
我喜欢悉心照料宝宝，我自己就有个小宝贝。
Turns out American boards coddle underperforming CEOs--at least in comparison to those "no nonsense" Europeans.
Markets will want proof that the central banks will coddle them, regardless of inflation.
The Bank must continually choose whether to coddle bad governments, or to cut them off.