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单词 mollycoddle
释义
mollycoddle
verb[T]
informalmainlydisapproving
uk
/ˈmɒl.iˌkɒd.əl/us
/ˈmɑː.liˌkɑː.dəl/
to give someone too muchcareorprotection:
娇养，纵容，宠坏
You're nothelpingthechildrenby mollycoddling them - they have togrowupsometime.你娇惯孩子对他们没好处——他们总得长大的。
Synonyms
babyinformal
coddle(PROTECT)
cosset
indulge
pamper
spoil
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Defending and protecting
  • anti-bug
  • anti-mosquito
  • baby
  • bandobast
  • bastion
  • buffer
  • defence
  • defend
  • harbour
  • harm
  • have (got)someone'sbackidiom
  • hold off
  • inoculation
  • killsomeonewith kindnessidiom
  • shield
  • splashproof
  • takesomeoneunderyourwingidiom
  • watch list
  • watchyourbackidiom
  • wing
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Treating someone well
(Definition ofmollycoddlefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmollycoddle

mollycoddle
They must not be armed with pikes, but they can't expect to be mollycoddled.
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If the tenants wish to be further mollycoddled, let them be so at their own risk because they will lose the goodwill of the landlords.
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We are not about mollycoddling, or protecting industry from the harsh whims of the market.
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The equity of the system is difficult to perceive, although no service man would wish to expect to be mollycoddled.
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This is another example of mollycoddling the nuclear industry.
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I am not advocating that we pander to their every whim andmollycoddlethem.
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Is it then not time we stopped mollycoddling them and looked at the real causes of the problems before we come up with solutions?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Mollycoddling is not the answer, but the challenge to become competitive and make the industry attractive is.
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It is neither appeals nor mollycoddling that the people want; it is inspired direction.
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Let no one imagine that the textile industry seeks to be mollycoddled.
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They do not want to be mollycoddled by employers.
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We really cannotmollycoddlethe motorist to this extent; he himself has a duty.
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Redefinition of controlled and conditional cooperation must not be a pretext for mollycoddling but for settling down and developing a sense of responsibility.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It does not offer full mollycoddling protection to the consumer.
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They are not crying out to be mollycoddled.
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