mollycoddle

🇺🇸 /ˈmɑːlikɑːdl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɒlikɒdl/
頻度
難易度
タグ RARE
verb
R

To treat someone with excessive care or protection, often to the point of preventing them from developing resilience or independence.

His parents were criticized for mollycoddle him too much.

彼の両親は、彼を過度に甘やかしすぎたために批判されました。

translation

v. 甘やかす

語形変化

3rd Present mollycoddles
Past mollycoddled
Perfect mollycoddled
Progressive mollycoddling