| 单词 | coddling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈcoddling ˈcoddling n. ΚΠ 1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 182 Unripe Berries, Apples, Apricocks, &c. are by Coddling or Baking suddenly dulcified. 1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 256 I collected a small store of wild apples for coddling. 2006 Restaurants & Institutions (Nexis) 1 Oct. 13 Psaltis gently cooks a jar of creamed spinach and raw egg in a water bath. ‘It's a cross between poaching and coddling,’ Psaltis says. ˈcoddling ˈcoddling n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > indulging, petting, or pampering > treating as invalid or nursing overmuch coddling1821 1821 Cobbett's Weekly Reg. 4 Aug. 195 If he carry his ideas further than these, and want a little coddling up. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) I. 13 Nothing worse for children than coddling. 1931 F. Neumann in E. B. Reuter & J. R. Runner Family xi. 331 Some [children], of course, because of the absence of coddling and overprotectiveness so far absent in their homes, have developed a degree of independence. 2019 Independent (Nexis) 18 Aug. 27 University students are adults who shouldn't need coddling. < as lemmas |
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