overindulgent
adjective uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/
过度纵容(他人)的;过度放任(他人)的
allowing someone to have more of something enjoyable than is good for them
In part, the researchers pointed to overindulgent adults for raising children to believe they are "special" no matter what they do. 在某种程度上,研究人员指出,过分溺爱孩子的成年人认为,无论孩子做什么,他们都是“与众不同的”。
(尤指在饮食方面)过度放任(自己)的
allowing yourself to have too much of something enjoyable, especially food or drink
He recalls seeing an overindulgent colleague arriving back at his office after lunch still holding a glass. 他记得曾看到一个沉迷于杯中物的同事在午饭后回到办公室时手里还拿着一杯喝的。
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- Experts at Cambridge University have blamed the behaviour crisis on overindulgent parents.
- Not so much child-friendly as simply overindulgent, the facilities include an astonishing range of activities, from tubing to mini-Skidoo driving, and a funpark for five-year-old snowboarders.
- The first peas of the year, tossed with a slightly overindulgent knob of butter, is a high point of early summer.
- The film is an overindulgent two and a half hours - even longer than the director's other fine two-plus-hour works.