| 词汇 | mollycoddle |
| 释义 | mollycoddle verb[ T ] informal mainly disapprovinguk /ˈmɒl.iˌkɒd.əl/ us /ˈmɑː.liˌkɑː.dəl/ to give someone too much care or protection: 娇养，纵容，宠坏 You're not helping the children by mollycoddling them - they have to grow up sometime.你娇惯孩子对他们没好处——他们总得长大的。 Synonyms babyinformal often disapproving coddle(PROTECT) cosset indulge pamper spoil Defending and protecting air defence anti-bug anti-mosquito baby bandobast cocoon defensive duck duck and coveridiom embedded featherbedding fight back hedge insulate poisonous security light self-protective self-protectiveness shelter sheltered You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Treating someone well Examples of mollycoddlemollycoddle They must not be armed with pikes, but they can't expect to be mollycoddled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not about mollycoddling, or protecting industry from the harsh whims of the market. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The equity of the system is difficult to perceive, although no service man would wish to expect to be mollycoddled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is another example of mollycoddling the nuclear industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not advocating that we pander to their every whim and mollycoddle them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it then not time we stopped mollycoddling them and looked at the real causes of the problems before we come up with solutions? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Mollycoddling is not the answer, but the challenge to become competitive and make the industry attractive is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is neither appeals nor mollycoddling that the people want; it is inspired direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let no one imagine that the textile industry seeks to be mollycoddled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not want to be mollycoddled by employers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We really cannot mollycoddle the motorist to this extent; he himself has a duty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Redefinition of controlled and conditional cooperation must not be a pretext for mollycoddling but for settling down and developing a sense of responsibility. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It does not offer full mollycoddling protection to the consumer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not crying out to be mollycoddled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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