coddles

Welles humiliates his company members. He coddles them. He zings them with poisoned arrows then lets them sob on his shoulder.

他就这样羞辱自己团队的成员，用十分恶毒的语言，然后让他们在自己肩上抽泣。

In football, as elsewhere, protectionism merely coddles the mediocre.

在足球界，保护主义只会保持平庸。

Many in South Korea believe the press coddles the chaebols because of their clout as advertisers.

许多韩国人相信新闻界讨好“财阀”是因为顾及他们作为广告客户的影响力。