| 单词 | coddle |
| 释义 | coddle (once / 6264 pages) 1v 2v While it is okay for parents to coddle, spoil, or pamper a young child, it’s a little unnerving when parents coddle, or pamper adult children. And downright weird when adult children wear Pampers. Coddle is an old word. Originally, it meant to cook gently in water that is near boiling, as in coddling an egg. It most likely gained its association with pampering and taking care of someone via a drink made for invalids that was prepared by coddling. “Mollycoddle,” a synonym for coddle, originally meant a person who coddles himself, or an effeminate man. WORD FAMILYcoddle: coddled, coddler, coddles, coddling+/coddler: coddlers USAGE EXAMPLESThis coddling of men on screen isn’t only a result of cultural gender norms, but how the film business itself reaffirms those limiting ideas. Salon(Dec 26, 2016) In addition to larger rooms or softer sheets, big spenders want to be coddled nowadays. New York Times(Apr 23, 2016) Starr acknowledged that his actions often riled other administrators who thought that he occasionally coddled student athletes. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) 1 v cook in nearly boiling water 2coddle eggs Hyper cook transform and make suitable for consumption by heating v treat with excessive indulgence Syn|Hyper baby, cocker, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil do by, handle, treat interact in a certain way |
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