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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coddled}
   (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
   {Prov}. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and {Cade}, a. & v.
   t.] [Written also {codle}.]
   1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.

            It [the guava fruit] may be coddled.  --Dampier.

   2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.

            How many of our English princes have been coddled at
            home by their fond papas and mammas!  --Thackeray.

            He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
                                                  --Southey.

资料来源 : WordNet®

coddle
     v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
          the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
          [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby},
           {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]
     2: cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"
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