coddle / ˈkɒd l /

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coddle 的定义

v. 有主动词 verb

cod·dled, cod·dling.

  1. to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper: to coddle children when they're sick.
  2. to cook in water that is just below the boiling point; cook gently.

coddle 近义词

v. 动词 verb

indulge, pamper

v. 动词 verb

boil lightly, usually eggs

coddle 的近义词 5
coddle 的反义词 2

更多coddle例句

  1. We cannot continue to coddle those who would put themselves and the rest of us in danger.
  2. You get all this nonsense about “These kids are coddled,” but as a professor, I see these kids stand up and speak out against us.
  3. Higher education should challenge students, not coddle them by indulging their pre-formed biases and preferences.
  4. They think they will irreparably damage them, so instead of raising expectations, they coddle them.
  5. And regulators who coddle Wall Street have to worry more about becoming props in an Elizabeth Warren YouTube video gone viral.
  6. She is working on a book called American Coddle , about America's culture of entitlement.
  7. Mam' Sarah was very tall, and she had the best lap in the world to coddle down in, Roberta thought.
  8. “You coddle him,” said Kingsnorth, with a short bitter laugh.
  9. Poor mammy will mourn over me and coddle me up as if I'd been to the wars.
  10. And so we left them alone awhile, to coddle over their raptures.
  11. A man was looked on as a milk-sop and a Molly Coddle, that would not take his mug of ale, and be merry with his comrades.