wrap someone (up) in cotton wool

Related to word: wrap

Idiom

Definition

  1. To protect someone to an excessive degree, shielding them from challenges or difficulties.

    過度保護

    • Parents shouldn't wrap their children in cotton wool, completely shielding them from reality.

      父母不應該過度保護孩子,完全屏蔽現實。

    • She has always been overprotected by her family, like she was wrapped in cotton wool, never experiencing real challenges.

      她一直受到家人的過度保護,就像被棉花包裹一樣,從未經歷過真正的挑戰。

    • If we always wrap the younger generation in cotton wool, they will never learn to be independent and solve problems.

      如果我們總是過度保護年輕一代,他們將永遠無法學會獨立和解決問題。