They can be positive or negative like for example a helicopter parent.
这些形容词既可以是褒义的也可以是贬义的,比如直升机家长。
美语情景对话
So a helicopter parent is basically a parent that just hovers over their child all the time.
直升机家长是指那些像直升机一样一直盘旋在孩子上空的家长。
经济学人(汇总)
These include a lack of job security, neurotic supervision by helicopter parents and the gaudy blandishments of advertising, which fuel consumption and anxiety.
这些原因包括缺乏工作稳定感、直升机父母的神经质监督,以及加剧消费和焦虑的花言巧语的广告。
Engvid-Benjamin-课程合辑
We've had an obsessive Mum or Dad; a helicopter parent.
我们有一个痴迷的妈妈或爸爸;直升飞机父母。
经济学人 Science and technology
They speculate that a species full of helicopter parents might expose its young to more of the evolutionary bad, but also more of the good.
他们推测, 一个充满直升飞机父母的物种可能会让它的后代暴露于更多的进化坏处,但也有更多好处。
英语百科
Helicopter parent
(重定向自Helicopter Parents)
A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they hover overhead, overseeing their child's life.