| 词汇 | wrap up in cotton wool |
| 释义 | Idiom wrap up in cotton woolwrap (someone) up in cotton wool British & Australian to protect someone too much without allowing them to be independent enough.She wraps that child up in cotton wool as if he's some precious jewel. wrap (one) up in cotton woolTo be overprotective of one; to coddle one. You need to let the little lad play in the dirt once in a while. If you keep wrapping him up in cotton wool, he'll grow up too soft. wrap someone in cotton woolbe over-protective towards someone.wrap somebody up in cotton ˈwool(informal) protect somebody too much from dangers or risks: If you keep your children wrapped up in cotton wool, they’ll never learn to be independent. |
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