coddle

FREQ #39270

vt. 娇养, 溺爱, 用文火煮(蛋)

发音

UK /ˈkɒd.əl/
其它
US /ˈkɑ.dəl/
AU /ˈkɔd.əl/

词形变化

coddles 复数 coddled coddles 三单 coddles coddling coddling 现在分词 coddled 过去式 coddled 过去分词

别名

codle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An Irish dish comprising layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and bacon rashers with sliced potatoes and onions.

  2. 2.

    An effeminate person.

    古体
v.
  1. 1.

    To treat gently or with great care.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.

    及物

    a coddled egg

  3. 3.

    To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect. To overprotect.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

baby spoil indulge pamper cocker cosset featherbed mollycoddle

上位词 4

handle treat cook do by

词源

Probably from caudle. Compare British dialect caddle (“to coax, spoil, fondle”) and cade.

来源：wiktionary