overprotective

/ˌəʊvəpɹəˈtɛktɪv/ /ˌoʊvɚpɹəˈtɛktɪv/

Meanings

adjective

过分保护，溺爱，呵护过度

Excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children)

Examples :

"Sarah's parents were so overprotective that they wouldn't let her walk to school alone, even though she was twelve. "

莎拉的父母太过于保护她了，即使她已经十二岁了，也不让她自己走路去上学。

Related Words

protection noun

/pɹəˈtɛkʃən/

保护，防护.

"Raincoats give protection from rain."

雨衣可以提供防雨保护。

protective noun

/pɹoʊtɛktɪv/

保护物，防护物。

"The protective helmet was essential for the construction worker. "

那个保护性头盔对建筑工人来说是必不可少的防护物。

school noun

/skuːl/

鱼群，（海豚等的）群。

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

潜水员们遇到了一大群鲭鱼。

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

wanting verb

/ˈwɒntɪŋ/ /ˈwɑntɪŋ/

想要，希望，渴望。

"What do you want to eat? I want you to leave. I never wanted to go back to live with my mother."

你想吃什么？我希望你离开。我从来没想过要搬回去和我妈妈一起住。

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

parents noun

/ˈpɛəɹənts/ /ˈpæɹənts/

父母，双亲。

"Many students invite their parents to school events. "

很多学生邀请他们的父母参加学校活动。

excessively adverb

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/

过度地，过分地.

"The application form was excessively complicated."

那份申请表过于复杂了。

twelve noun

/twɛlv/

一打, 十二个

"Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves."

如果我們用一打一打地計數，分數就會簡單一些。

alone adjective

/əˈləʊn/ /əˈloʊn/

孤独，独自。

"The little girl sat alone in the corner, reading her book. "

小女孩独自坐在角落里，看她的书。

though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

虽然，可是，但是

"I will do it, though."

不过，我还是会做的。

give noun

/ɡɪv/

弹性, 伸展性

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

他的顽固宗教信仰毫无弹性。