coddle

coddle
[`kɑdl; 'kɔdl] (發音來源)
用文火煮... 細心照顧

單字解釋

coddle
[`kɑdl; 'kɔdl]
<<及物動詞>>
1 (口語)嬌養,溺愛,過分細心照顧 [撫育] <人、動物>
2 用文火煮 <蛋、水果等>

vt.嬌養, 溺愛, 煮蛋; n.嬌生慣養的人, 身體虛弱的人

【GRE紅寶書】
CODDLE v. 溺愛; 悉心照料
(英) v. 溺愛; 悉心照料(treat with great care and tenderness)
(例) He'll need to be coddled after his illness .drf cfsdfdfsddgdg

【不擇手段】
v 溺愛；嬌養＝mollycoddle
(記) co共同，dd逗逗（弟弟），le 樂：一起逗小孩樂－溺愛

【Barron】
treat gently; pamper
Don't coddle the children to much; they need a taste of discipline.

【21世紀英漢詞典】
cod.dle
1 (口語)嬌養,溺愛,過分細心照顧 [撫育]
2 用文火煮

【Collins】  ◇◇◇◇◇

coddle coddles coddling coddled
To coddle someone means to treat them too kindly or protect them too much.
She coddled her youngest son madly.
The warders' union has been denouncing the government for coddling prisoners.
VB

英字分解

• cod
• dle

cod
[kɑd; kɔd]
<<名詞>>
(pl. ~,~s)
1 (C)『魚』鱈魚 (codfish)
2 (U)鱈魚肉

dle

[音似] 斗; 抖; 豆; 蚪; 陡; 鬥; 兜; 逗; 都; 痘; 竇

列根成形

cod

鱈魚肉

dle

抖

coddle

用文火煮... 細心照顧

創義薛說

鱈魚肉在鍋子裡面抖動 ➔ 是用文火煮，必須 細心照顧 火候。