wean
verb /wiːn/
/wiːn/
动词形式
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they wean | /wiːn/ /wiːn/ |
| he / she / it weans | /wiːnz/ /wiːnz/ |
| past simple weaned | /wiːnd/ /wiːnd/ |
| past participle weaned | /wiːnd/ /wiːnd/ |
| -ing form weaning | /ˈwiːnɪŋ/ /ˈwiːnɪŋ/ |
- wean somebody/something (off/from/onto something) to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with its mother’s milk and start feeding it with solid food
使（婴儿或动物幼崽）断奶 - Leopard cubs are weaned at three months.
豹子幼崽在三个月大时断奶。 - You can start weaning your baby when it's six months old.
你可以在宝宝六个月大的时候开始断奶。 - to wean a baby onto solid food
让孩子断奶转而吃固体食物
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gradually
- attempt to
- try to
- (away) from
- off
- on
- …
词源Old English wenian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wennen and German entwöhnen. - Leopard cubs are weaned at three months.