| 单词 | mollycoddle |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['mɔlikɔdl] |
| 解释 | v.过分爱惜，娇惯；n.娇生惯养的人 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 过分爱惜，娇惯(to overly coddle; pamper) 【考】 embarrass : mortify / indulge : mollycoddle(程度[类比] 使难堪和羞辱/迁就和 过分溺爱)chide : pillory / humor : mollycoddle(程度[类比] 轻微指责和严厉指责/ 迁就和过分溺爱)反义词：treat harshly(严厉对待) 【记】 molly(软，溺爱)+cod dle(纵容) |
| 字源 | mollycoddle (v.) also molly-coddle, 1870, from a noun (1833) meaning "one who coddles himself," from Molly (pet name formation from Mary), which had been used contemptuously since 1754 for "a milksop, an effeminate man," + coddle (q.v.). Related: Mollycoddled; mollycoddling. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 过分娇惯和纵容; n 被娇生惯养的男人 【记】molly软, 抚摸, coddle(v 纵容): 又抚摸又纵容－过分纵容 【类】embarrass: mortify = indulge: mollycoddle特别使难堪是羞辱 = 特别迁就是过分溺爱chide: pillory = humor: mollycoddle轻微指责对严厉指责 = 迁就对过分溺爱 【反】treat harshly(严厉对待) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】molly 软，安慰+coddle 溺爱 |
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