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单词 nanny state
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Definition of nanny state in English:

nanny state

noun
British
  • The government regarded as overprotective or as interfering unduly with personal choice.

    〈主英〉(管理过度的)保姆式国家

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You've been dumbed down by the nanny state.
    • There's no denying it, we live in a nanny state.
    • However, critics of the scheme say the moves smack of the nanny state.
    • This is no reason to simply shriek "nanny state!"
    • This isn't about the nanny state or big brother.
    • The Prime Minister says he doesn't want to oversee a nanny state.
    • The U.S. should never become a "nanny state."
    • The free country has become the " nanny state ".
    • I'm tempted to say what we've got is a ninny state, not a nanny state.
    • I too am not in favour of the nanny state.
    • In short we need precisely what Mrs Thatcher derided - the nanny state.
    • I do not believe in a nanny state where your every move is regulated under the pretext of "protecting" you.
    • We are actually proud to be a nanny state, despite the freedom we extol.
    • I am now awaiting the cries of "nanny state!"
    • The 28-year-old sales assistant said she thought that introducing a law would be like creating a nanny state.
    • That would be the over-zealous interference of the nanny state.
    • The government seems to think the answer is to make us all the charges of the nanny state.
    • At the same time, the right wing critique of the nanny state rings true with much of the public.
    • We live in a nanny state, it's about time we learnt to help ourselves.

Definition of nanny state in US English:

nanny state

noun
British
  • The government regarded as overprotective or as interfering unduly with personal choice.

    〈主英〉(管理过度的)保姆式国家

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The government seems to think the answer is to make us all the charges of the nanny state.
    • We live in a nanny state, it's about time we learnt to help ourselves.
    • You've been dumbed down by the nanny state.
    • I too am not in favour of the nanny state.
    • I am now awaiting the cries of "nanny state!"
    • The free country has become the " nanny state ".
    • However, critics of the scheme say the moves smack of the nanny state.
    • This is no reason to simply shriek "nanny state!"
    • There's no denying it, we live in a nanny state.
    • That would be the over-zealous interference of the nanny state.
    • This isn't about the nanny state or big brother.
    • In short we need precisely what Mrs Thatcher derided - the nanny state.
    • The U.S. should never become a "nanny state."
    • We are actually proud to be a nanny state, despite the freedom we extol.
    • I do not believe in a nanny state where your every move is regulated under the pretext of "protecting" you.
    • The 28-year-old sales assistant said she thought that introducing a law would be like creating a nanny state.
    • At the same time, the right wing critique of the nanny state rings true with much of the public.
    • I'm tempted to say what we've got is a ninny state, not a nanny state.
    • The Prime Minister says he doesn't want to oversee a nanny state.
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