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mollycoddle

/mol-ee-kod-l/US // ˈmɒl iˌkɒd l //UK // (ˈmɒlɪˌkɒdəl) //

莫利科德,茉莉花,茉莉花瓣

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fondle抚摸,抚弄,爱抚,抚摸着pet宠物,爱抚,宠儿,爱宠cosset苔藓,苔丝,苔痕,苔苔overindulge放纵,放纵自己,纵容,沉迷于此dandle丹丹,悬空,悬垂,悬崖勒马caress抚摸,抚摩,抚慰,爱抚spoil破坏,糟蹋,弄坏,弄坏了indulge纵容,放任自流,放纵,放纵自己baby婴幼儿,婴孩,婴童,婴幼儿用品coddle呵护,溺爱,娇惯,呵护着overprotect过度保护,过分保护,过份保护,过于保护wait on等候,等着,等着吧,等一下cater to迎合,满足,迎合了,照应

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a man or boy who is used to being coddled; a milksop.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    mol·ly·cod·dled, mol·ly·cod·dling.

    • : to coddle; pamper.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbpamper
Synonyms
baby婴幼儿,婴孩,婴童,婴幼儿用品caress抚摸,抚摩,抚慰,爱抚coddle呵护,溺爱,娇惯,呵护着cosset苔藓,苔丝,苔痕,苔苔dandle丹丹,悬空,悬垂,悬崖勒马fondle抚摸,抚弄,爱抚,抚摸着indulge纵容,放任自流,放纵,放纵自己overindulge放纵,放纵自己,纵容,沉迷于此overprotect过度保护,过分保护,过份保护,过于保护pet宠物,爱抚,宠儿,爱宠spoil破坏,糟蹋,弄坏,弄坏了cater to迎合,满足,迎合了,照应wait on等候,等着,等着吧,等一下

Examples

  • No mollycoddle—but a roaring, six bottle fellow—with a big brain and a scrupulous sense of honor.

  • They despise from their hearts the mollycoddle who will not risk a wound or a cold for the pleasures of the sun and air.

  • When one mother tries to be all those things to one son that son has a very fair chance of turning out a mollycoddle.

  • I was right in refusing to mollycoddle him or put up with any of his callow, unbaked impudence.

  • I wish to deprive those whom I put in the mollycoddle class, of any argument against good sport.

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