overindulgent
adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/allowingsomeone to have more of somethingenjoyablethan is good for them:
过度纵容(他人)的;过度放任(他人)的Inpart, the researcherspointedto overindulgentadultsforraisingchildrentobelievethey are "special" nomatterwhat they do.在某种程度上,研究人员指出,过分溺爱孩子的成年人认为,无论孩子做什么,他们都是“与众不同的”。
allowingyourself to have too much of somethingenjoyable,especiallyfoodordrink:
(尤指在饮食方面)过度放任(自己)的Herecallsseeingan overindulgentcolleaguearrivingback at hisofficeafterlunchstillholdingaglass.他记得曾看到一个沉迷于杯中物的同事在午饭后回到办公室时手里还拿着一杯喝的。
- Experts at Cambridge University haveblamedthebehaviourcrisison overindulgentparents.
- Not so muchchild-friendlyassimplyoverindulgent, thefacilitiesincludeanastonishingrangeofactivities, fromtubingto mini-Skidoodriving, and a funpark for five-year-old snowboarders.
- The firstpeasof theyear,tossedwith aslightlyoverindulgentknobofbutter, is a highpointof earlysummer.
- Thefilmis an overindulgent two and ahalfhours-evenlongerthan the director's otherfinetwo-plus-hourworks.
Treating someone well
- allowance
- be spoilt for choiceidiom
- coddle
- cosset
- do as you would be done byidiom
- dosomeoneproudidiom
- kid
- make
- make much/a lot ofsomeoneidiom
- mollycoddle
- mother
- non-exploitative
- pander tosomeone/something
- proud
- respect
- seesomeonerightidiom
- smother
- spoil
- spoilsomeonerottenidiom
- treat
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