verb [T] (past tense, past participle spoon-fed) 1 to teach people sth in a way that gives them too much help and does not make them think for themselves 填鸭式灌输；满堂灌: The students here do not expect to be spoon-fed. 这里的学生不希望教师满堂灌。They had information spoon-fed to them. 他们学的知识是以满堂灌的方式传授给他们的。
2 to feed sb, especially a baby, with a spoon 用勺喂﹙婴儿﹚