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coddle 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈkädl/,
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coddled, past tense; coddled, past participle; coddling, present participle; coddles, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Treat in an indulgent or overprotective way
    • - I was coddled and cosseted
  2. Cook (an egg) in water below the boiling point

  1. pamper: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
  2. cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"
  3. (Coddling) In cooking, to coddle food is to heat it in water kept just below the boiling point. The term comes from the English verb to coddle, meaning to treat gently or pamper.
  4. To treat gently or with great care; To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point
  5. (Coddled) eggs refer to lightly cooked eggs, which mean they can be hardly cooked, partially ... of coddle, anyone make the eggs as desired. The other benefit of coddle eggs is that it not only lends ... a dish such as Caesar salad. There are two ways of coddling eggs where in one method ...
  6. A cooking method in which foods (such as eggs) are put in separate containers and placed in a pan of simmering water for slow, gentle cooking.
  7. To briefly cook a food (such as an egg) in liquid that’s just below the simmering point.
  8. To pour boiling water over eggs, allowing them to stand briefly before removing.
  9. to cook food in simmering water for a very short time. This technique is used primarily to warm foods.
  10. to poach or cook slowly in gently simmering liquid; as in coddled pears in a Mirin Ginger sauce.
  11. Using hot water, you slow cook eggs.