coddles

英 [ˈkɒdlz]

美 [ˈkɑːdlz]

v.  娇惯; 娇养; 溺爱; (在略低于沸点的水里)煮(蛋)
coddle的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 溺爱;娇纵
  Tocoddlesomeone means to treat them too kindly or protect them too much.
  1. She coddled her youngest son madly...
     她对小儿子过于溺爱。
  2. The warders' union has been denouncing the government for coddling prisoners.
     狱警联盟一直谴责政府姑息犯人。

双语例句

• Many in South Korea believe the press coddles the chaebols because of their clout as advertisers.
  许多韩国人相信新闻界讨好“财阀”是因为顾及他们作为广告客户的影响力。
• Feeling loneliness and harding to do by themselves in livings ( cause their parents indulges and coddles them too much), they often miss homes and turndown in emotion.
  感到孤独和在生活上不能自理（于他们的家长对他们过于溺爱和娇惯）们会经常想家和情绪低落。
• In football, as elsewhere, protectionism merely coddles the mediocre.
  不论在足球，还是其他方面，保护主义只能培养庸才。
• His family coddles him since he had the accident.
  自从他出事以后，他的家人加倍呵护他。
• She coddles her baby girl with extra care, because she's premature.
  她格外细心的照顾她的小女孩，因为这个孩子是个早产儿。