柯林斯詞典coddle /?k?d?l/ (coddling,coddled,coddles) 1. V-T To coddle someone means to treat them too kindly or protect them too much. 溺愛(ài)[表不滿] She coddled her youngest son madly. 她過(guò)分溺愛(ài)她最小的兒子。 返回 coddle劍橋詞典 coddle verb [T] (COOK) to cook food , especially eggs , in water just below boiling temperature （尤指把雞蛋在稍低于沸點(diǎn)的水中）煮嫩，煮軟 coddled eggs 煨煮的雞蛋 coddle verb [T] (PROTECT) to protect someone or something too much 嬌養(yǎng)；溺愛(ài)；悉心呵護(hù) The steel industry is coddled by trade protection and massive subsidies . 鋼鐵產(chǎn)業(yè)受到貿(mào)易保護(hù)和巨額補(bǔ)貼的雙重呵護(hù)。 返回 coddle