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coddle

vt. 娇养；溺爱（等于mollycoddle）；用文火煮

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coddle 溺爱

来自拉丁词calidium, 热饮，词源同calorie, 卡路里。后词义由温暖到溺爱。

英文词源

coddle (v.): c. 1600, "boil gently," probably from caudle "warm drink for invalids" (c. 1300), from Anglo-French caudel (c. 1300), ultimately from Latin calidium "warm drink, warm wine and water," neuter of calidus "hot," from calere "be warm" (see calorie). Verb meaning "treat tenderly" first recorded 1815 (in Jane Austen's "Emma"). Related: Coddled; coddling.

中文解释

1. 谐音“蝌蚪”----蝌蚪是青蛙等两栖类动物的幼体，刚孵化出的蝌蚪身体弱小，对外界环境敏感，所以需要悉心照料。=> 娇养，溺爱，悉心照料。2. 谐音“咳的，可逗了，渴逗，渴逗乐”

实用例句

1. This is also a small mouth opening to coddle the broken hand.: 这也是从小饭来张口衣来伸手的娇惯坏了.

2. Discouraging words for those who believe that a college's job is to educate, not coddle.: 对于那些认为学校的职责是教育而非溺爱的人而言,这样的话实在让人气馁.

3. Teach him gently, World, but don't coddle him, because only the test of fine steel.: 温柔地教导他吧, 世界, 但是不要放纵他, 因为只有烈火的考验才能炼出真钢.

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