dandle
dandle — 動詞
- dandlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- dandleshe / she / it
- dandledpast simple
- dandling-ing form
1. to bounce a small child gently on your lap or in your arms, as a game that makes
逗弄
把幼兒抱在膝上輕輕上下顛動逗他玩
to bounce a small child gently on your lap or in your arms, as a game that makes the child smile
Hamza dandled his baby daughter on his knee while the kettle boiled.
Hamza 一邊等水壺燒開，一邊把小女兒抱在膝上逗弄。
dandle + a baby + on one's knee
Grandmother Tamar likes to dandle the twins on her lap after dinner.
Tamar 奶奶喜歡在晚餐後把雙胞胎抱在腿上逗弄。
dandle + the twins + on one's lap
Marco dandled the giggling baby gently in the living room.
Marco 在客廳輕輕地逗弄咯咯笑的寶寶。
Shanti was dandling her nephew on one knee when the phone rang.
電話響起時，Shanti 正把外甥抱在一邊膝上逗弄。
progressive: was dandling + child
A crying infant will sometimes calm down when someone dandles him on a knee.
有人把哭鬧的嬰兒抱在膝上逗弄時，他有時就會安靜下來。
文法句型
dandle + a baby / a child
2. to treat someone with extra kindness and attention, in a way that spoils them a
寵溺；嬌寵
給予過多關愛與照顧，稍微寵壞對方
to treat someone with extra kindness and attention, in a way that spoils them a little
Mira's grandparents dandled her with sweets and new toys every summer.
Mira 的祖父母每年夏天都用糖果和新玩具寵溺她。
dandle + person + with + gifts or treats
The shop owner dandled the rich customers with free tea and sample cakes.
店老闆用免費的茶和試吃蛋糕嬌寵有錢的客人。
Obi's aunts dandled him so much that he never learned to cook.
Obi 的阿姨們太寵溺他，害他一直學不會煮飯。
Hiro dandled his new wife with fresh flowers and breakfast in bed.
Hiro 用鮮花和床上早餐嬌寵他的新婚妻子。
Amihan refused to be dandled by the hotel staff and carried her own bags.
Amihan 不願被飯店員工嬌寵，堅持自己提行李。
passive: be dandled by + people
文法句型
dandle + person + with + something