Mollycoddle
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 过分爱惜, 娇惯; n. 娇生惯养的人
- ［英］ v. 过分爱惜, 娇惯 ( to overly coddle; pamper)
- ［记］ molly ( 软, 溺爱) +coddle ( 纵容)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. noun
- Etymology: Molly, nickname for Mary
- Date: 1833
- a pampered or effeminate man or boy
II. transitive verb (-coddled; mollycoddling)
- Date: 1864
- to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
- Synonyms: see indulge
- ? mollycoddler noun
