cosset
UK ['kɒs.ɪt] US ['kɑ:.sɪt] (-t- or UK ALSO -tt-)
verb transitive
■to give a lot of attention to making someone comfortable and to protecting them from anything unpleasant 宠爱，疼爱；溺爱•Children need to be cosseted.孩子是需要疼爱的。 •disapproving The country has been cosseted (= too protected) by the government for so long that people have forgotten how to take responsibility for themselves.长久以来，这个国家一直受到政府的过度保护，人们已经忘了自己该如何承担责任。 |