1 VERB [usually passive] 过分照顾;娇生惯养 If you think that someone is being given too much help with something and is not making enough effort themselves, you can say they are being spoon-fed . 过分照顾;娇生惯养 [disapproval]
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Students are unwilling to really work. They want to be spoon-fed. [be VERB-ed]
学生们不愿真正去努力。他们希望依赖别人。
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They've been spoon-fed, provided with a house, servants, bank balance. [be VERB-ed]
他们一直娇生惯养，房子、仆人、银行存款一应俱全。
2 VERB [usually passive] 向…填鸭式灌输 If you say that someone is spoon-fed ideas or information, you mean that they are told about them and are expected to accept them without questioning them. 向…填鸭式灌输 [disapproval]
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They were less willing to be spoon-fed doctrines from Japan. [be VERB-ed noun]
他们不太愿意被填鸭式地灌输来自日本的学说。
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The children who were spoon-fed consumerism have discovered that the years of excess are over. [be VERB-ed noun]
曾被填鸭式地灌输了消费主义思想的孩子们发现无节制的时代已经结束了。
3 VERB 用匙喂 If you spoon-feed a small child or a sick person, you feed them using a spoon. 用匙喂
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It took two years for me to get better, during which time he spoon-fed me and did absolutely everything around the house. [VERB noun]
我过了两年时间才好起来，其间他喂我进食，并承担全部的家务。
SYN mollycoddle, spoil, cosset, baby
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