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mollycoddle
- IPA[ˈmälēˌkäd(ə)l]
美式
- treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way
- a timid or oversensitive man or boy
verb: mollycoddle, 3rd person present: mollycoddles, gerund or present participle: mollycoddling, past tense: mollycoddled, past participle: mollycoddled
noun: mollycoddle, plural noun: mollycoddles
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way I found school very difficult, and realized I'd been mollycoddled at home he was getting too old for such mollycoddling
名詞
- 1. derogatory a timid or oversensitive man or boy baseball is a game for red-blooded men and mollycoddles better stay out of it
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈmɒlɪˌkɒdl]
英式
- treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way: I found school very difficult, and realized I'd been mollycoddled at home he was getting too old for such mollycoddling
- a timid or oversensitive man or boy: baseball is a game for red-blooded men and mollycoddles better stay out of it
Oxford Dictionary