Definition of overprotective in English:

overprotective

adjective əʊvəprəˈtɛktɪvˌoʊvərprəˈtɛktɪv

Having a tendency to protect someone, especially a child, excessively.
过分保护的，（尤指对孩子）溺爱的
it may be that parents are just being overprotective
Example sentencesExamples
- He feared he was acting the overprotective father, but there was something about William Brown-Lee that simply did not fit.
- His parents were so overprotective of him, especially his father.
- The real world is often not so nice, and being overprotective doesn't always help students.
- I think his mother was quite strict and overprotective of him.
- He was asked how he would deal with an overprotective parent or partner.
- Frissa had always been overprotective of him against other women.
- Funny how having daughters turns you into an old-fashioned, overprotective prude.
- It has reignited the debate over whether authorities are being overprotective of children.
- The first of these heresies was the tendency to be overprotective of people, at the expense of individual liberty.
- My parents are totally overprotective and won't let me do anything.
- Ally's just important to me and I was being a little overprotective.
- She had four brothers, all were older and all were overprotective.
- After three years, he decides to play overprotective best friend?
- Lee has reasons to be a little neurotic, among them an alcoholic father, an overprotective mother and a shallow newlywed sister.
- She was a smart girl who grew up with an overprotective father and was quickly isolated from her peers.
- A blush covered her cheeks, causing Jacob to go into overprotective father mode.
- Dave, on the other hand, has been a perfect blend of jealous and overprotective.
- I feel I can't win - I'm either being overprotective, or ignoring his wellbeing by not letting him have a proper rest.
- Besides, this thinking goes, families tend to be overprotective, risk averse and are to be mistrusted.
- What a wonderful, but totally overprotective father you are!
Synonyms
solicitous, caring, mindful, careful, wary, watchful, vigilant, warm, maternal, paternal, fatherly, motherly, gallant, chivalrous

Derivatives

overprotect

verb ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛktˌoʊvərprəˈtɛkt

[with object]

Protect (someone, especially a child) excessively.
过分保护的，（尤指对孩子）溺爱的
the experience led his parents to overprotect his sisters
Example sentencesExamples
- Pink's mother proceeds to overprotect and stifle him as a means of preserving what is left from his father.
- To overprotect children is almost as bad as not protecting them enough.
- What do you think - are we overprotecting our children?

overprotection

noun ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n

Large corporations, mostly family-owned conglomerates, are forced to remain inactive because of the government's overprotection of labor interests to the detriment of the economy.
Example sentencesExamples
- It had previously been reported that overprotection by parents increased hopelessness.
- Such restlessness has not just been a by-product of institutional overprotection.
- ‘We see this overprotection now - kids are feeling stifled,’ she says.
- The problem is not the meddlesome mom but the compliant son her overprotection spawned.

overprotectiveness

noun ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛktɪvnəsˌoʊvərprəˈtɛktɪvnəs

The impact of stress can result in family dysfunction manifested by excessive worry, denial, and noncompliance, anxiety about parenting and discipline, and overprotectiveness.
Example sentencesExamples
- She was getting tired of her friends' overprotectiveness.
- There was a history of destructive conflict between the school staff and Elaine, whom teachers saw as an uncooperative and hostile parent whose overprotectiveness was handicapping Mary educationally.
- I think the conditions of the working class just make it harder for the parents to enforce the kind of overprotectiveness we think of as adding to ‘childhood innocence.’
- ‘You make it sound like I'm in danger,’ she stated, suddenly irritated by his overprotectiveness.

Definition of overprotective in US English:

overprotective

adjectiveˌōvərprəˈtektivˌoʊvərprəˈtɛktɪv

Having a tendency to protect someone, especially a child, excessively.
过分保护的，（尤指对孩子）溺爱的
it may be that parents are just being overprotective
Example sentencesExamples
- What a wonderful, but totally overprotective father you are!
- My parents are totally overprotective and won't let me do anything.
- Funny how having daughters turns you into an old-fashioned, overprotective prude.
- His parents were so overprotective of him, especially his father.
- He was asked how he would deal with an overprotective parent or partner.
- Ally's just important to me and I was being a little overprotective.
- After three years, he decides to play overprotective best friend?
- A blush covered her cheeks, causing Jacob to go into overprotective father mode.
- I feel I can't win - I'm either being overprotective, or ignoring his wellbeing by not letting him have a proper rest.
- The first of these heresies was the tendency to be overprotective of people, at the expense of individual liberty.
- She was a smart girl who grew up with an overprotective father and was quickly isolated from her peers.
- She had four brothers, all were older and all were overprotective.
- He feared he was acting the overprotective father, but there was something about William Brown-Lee that simply did not fit.
- Lee has reasons to be a little neurotic, among them an alcoholic father, an overprotective mother and a shallow newlywed sister.
- I think his mother was quite strict and overprotective of him.
- The real world is often not so nice, and being overprotective doesn't always help students.
- It has reignited the debate over whether authorities are being overprotective of children.
- Frissa had always been overprotective of him against other women.
- Dave, on the other hand, has been a perfect blend of jealous and overprotective.
- Besides, this thinking goes, families tend to be overprotective, risk averse and are to be mistrusted.
Synonyms
solicitous, caring, mindful, careful, wary, watchful, vigilant, warm, maternal, paternal, fatherly, motherly, gallant, chivalrous

词汇	overprotective
释义	Definition of overprotective in English: overprotective adjective əʊvəprəˈtɛktɪvˌoʊvərprəˈtɛktɪv Having a tendency to protect someone, especially a child, excessively. 过分保护的，（尤指对孩子）溺爱的 it may be that parents are just being overprotective Example sentencesExamples He feared he was acting the overprotective father, but there was something about William Brown-Lee that simply did not fit. His parents were so overprotective of him, especially his father. The real world is often not so nice, and being overprotective doesn't always help students. I think his mother was quite strict and overprotective of him. He was asked how he would deal with an overprotective parent or partner. Frissa had always been overprotective of him against other women. Funny how having daughters turns you into an old-fashioned, overprotective prude. It has reignited the debate over whether authorities are being overprotective of children. The first of these heresies was the tendency to be overprotective of people, at the expense of individual liberty. My parents are totally overprotective and won't let me do anything. Ally's just important to me and I was being a little overprotective. She had four brothers, all were older and all were overprotective. After three years, he decides to play overprotective best friend? Lee has reasons to be a little neurotic, among them an alcoholic father, an overprotective mother and a shallow newlywed sister. She was a smart girl who grew up with an overprotective father and was quickly isolated from her peers. A blush covered her cheeks, causing Jacob to go into overprotective father mode. Dave, on the other hand, has been a perfect blend of jealous and overprotective. I feel I can't win - I'm either being overprotective, or ignoring his wellbeing by not letting him have a proper rest. Besides, this thinking goes, families tend to be overprotective, risk averse and are to be mistrusted. What a wonderful, but totally overprotective father you are! Synonyms solicitous, caring, mindful, careful, wary, watchful, vigilant, warm, maternal, paternal, fatherly, motherly, gallant, chivalrous Derivatives overprotect verb ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛktˌoʊvərprəˈtɛkt [with object] Protect (someone, especially a child) excessively. 过分保护的，（尤指对孩子）溺爱的 the experience led his parents to overprotect his sisters Example sentencesExamples Pink's mother proceeds to overprotect and stifle him as a means of preserving what is left from his father. To overprotect children is almost as bad as not protecting them enough. What do you think - are we overprotecting our children? overprotection noun ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n Large corporations, mostly family-owned conglomerates, are forced to remain inactive because of the government's overprotection of labor interests to the detriment of the economy. Example sentencesExamples It had previously been reported that overprotection by parents increased hopelessness. Such restlessness has not just been a by-product of institutional overprotection. ‘We see this overprotection now - kids are feeling stifled,’ she says. The problem is not the meddlesome mom but the compliant son her overprotection spawned. overprotectiveness noun ˌəʊvəprəˈtɛktɪvnəsˌoʊvərprəˈtɛktɪvnəs The impact of stress can result in family dysfunction manifested by excessive worry, denial, and noncompliance, anxiety about parenting and discipline, and overprotectiveness. Example sentencesExamples She was getting tired of her friends' overprotectiveness. There was a history of destructive conflict between the school staff and Elaine, whom teachers saw as an uncooperative and hostile parent whose overprotectiveness was handicapping Mary educationally. I think the conditions of the working class just make it harder for the parents to enforce the kind of overprotectiveness we think of as adding to ‘childhood innocence.’ ‘You make it sound like I'm in danger,’ she stated, suddenly irritated by his overprotectiveness. Definition of overprotective in US English: overprotective adjectiveˌōvərprəˈtektivˌoʊvərprəˈtɛktɪv Having a tendency to protect someone, especially a child, excessively. 过分保护的，（尤指对孩子）溺爱的 it may be that parents are just being overprotective Example sentencesExamples What a wonderful, but totally overprotective father you are! My parents are totally overprotective and won't let me do anything. Funny how having daughters turns you into an old-fashioned, overprotective prude. His parents were so overprotective of him, especially his father. He was asked how he would deal with an overprotective parent or partner. Ally's just important to me and I was being a little overprotective. After three years, he decides to play overprotective best friend? A blush covered her cheeks, causing Jacob to go into overprotective father mode. I feel I can't win - I'm either being overprotective, or ignoring his wellbeing by not letting him have a proper rest. The first of these heresies was the tendency to be overprotective of people, at the expense of individual liberty. She was a smart girl who grew up with an overprotective father and was quickly isolated from her peers. She had four brothers, all were older and all were overprotective. He feared he was acting the overprotective father, but there was something about William Brown-Lee that simply did not fit. Lee has reasons to be a little neurotic, among them an alcoholic father, an overprotective mother and a shallow newlywed sister. I think his mother was quite strict and overprotective of him. The real world is often not so nice, and being overprotective doesn't always help students. It has reignited the debate over whether authorities are being overprotective of children. Frissa had always been overprotective of him against other women. Dave, on the other hand, has been a perfect blend of jealous and overprotective. Besides, this thinking goes, families tend to be overprotective, risk averse and are to be mistrusted. Synonyms solicitous, caring, mindful, careful, wary, watchful, vigilant, warm, maternal, paternal, fatherly, motherly, gallant, chivalrous
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