单词 | overprotect |
释义 | overprotectverb over·pro·tect ˌō-vər-prə-ˈtekt overprotected; overprotecting transitive verb : to protect (someone or something) more than is necessary or reasonable Resist overprotecting your daughter because it sends the message that you think she can't handle the situation … But this lawsuit questions whether the university had overprotected an athlete. One never notices a dead flower, and other artists have said they feel the garden actually looks too fresh and overprotected. overprotection ˌō-vər-prə-ˈtek-shən noun … millennials' perceived entitlement isn't a result of overprotection but an adaptation to a world of abundance. overprotective ˌō-vər-prə-ˈtek-tiv adjective … she was constantly anxious and pathologically overprotective of her son; he had, literally, to escape the grounds of their estate and the watchfulness of a swarm of servants in order to play with another child. overprotectiveness noun held back by the overprotectiveness of his parents |
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