"babying" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 把……当婴儿对待
• 过度宠爱

Definition

把某人当作婴儿一样对待，通常指给予过多的照顾、保护或关注。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常是非正式用语。常出现在表达不满（如“别再把我当小孩了！”）时，带有负面意思，暗示关心过头可能适得其反。常用于亲人或亲密关系间。

Examples

Stop babying your little brother. He can do it by himself.

别再**把你弟弟当婴儿对待**了。他自己可以做。

Her parents keep babying her even though she's an adult now.

她的父母现在她都已经是成年人了，还一直**把她当婴儿对待**。

You are babying the dog too much. Let him play outside.

你太**宠爱**狗狗了。让它出去玩吧。

If you keep babying him, he'll never learn to solve problems on his own.

如果你一直**把他当婴儿对待**，他永远学不会自己解决问题。

My friends say I'm babying my new car, but I just want to keep it clean.

我的朋友说我太**宠爱**我的新车了，可我只是想让它保持干净。

She's tired of people babying her after her surgery; she just wants things to go back to normal.

她厌倦了手术后大家一直**把她当婴儿对待**；她只想一切恢复正常。