mollycoddle

• 名词，指被过分溺爱、过度保护的人，通常指男性，也带有软弱、女人气的意味。

A noun referring to a person, typically a man, who is pampered, overly protected, or considered effeminate.

1. Pampered personC2informal

   A person, especially a man, who is overly pampered, protected, or treated with excessive care, often seen as weak or effeminate.

   娇生惯养的人

   • He was such a mollycoddle that he couldn't even make his own bed.
   • The spoiled prince was a classic mollycoddle, unable to handle any hardship.
   • Don't be a mollycoddle; learn to deal with a little discomfort.

   同义词crybabymilksopnamby-pambypansysissyweaklingwimp

   反义词hardystoictough

• 动词，指对某人过分关心、迁就或保护，常常达到过度溺爱的程度。

A verb meaning to treat someone with excessive care, attention, or indulgence, often to the point of overprotectiveness.

1. Pamper excessivelyC1informal

   To treat someone with too much care and attention, often protecting them from any difficulty or discomfort.

   过分溺爱

   • His parents mollycoddled him so much that he never learned to do his own laundry.
   • Stop mollycoddling the interns; they need to learn how to handle pressure.
   • She believes that mollycoddling children prevents them from becoming resilient adults.

   同义词babycoddlecossetindulgeoverindulgepamperspoil

   反义词abusedisciplinehardenmistreatneglecttoughen