breastfeed

英 [ˈbrestfiːd]

美 [ˈbrestfiːd]

v.  用母乳喂养; 哺乳

现在分词：breastfeeding　第三人称单数：breastfeeds　复数：breastfeeds　过去式：breastfed　过去分词：breastfed　

Collins.1 / BNC.28869 / COCA.22548

牛津词典

verb

• 用母乳喂养；哺乳
  when a woman breastfeeds , she feeds her baby with milk from her breasts

柯林斯词典

• VERB 母乳哺育
  When a womanbreast-feedsher baby, she feeds it with milk from her breasts, rather than from a bottle.
  1. Not all women have the choice whether or not to breast-feed their babies...
     不是所有的妇女都能选择是否用母乳哺育自己的孩子。
  2. Leading scientists claim breast-fed babies are intellectually brighter.
     主流科学家宣称母乳喂养的婴儿更聪明。

英英释义

verb

• give suck to
  1. The wetnurse suckled the infant
  2. You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
  Synonym:sucklesucknursewet-nurselactategive suck

双语例句

• My mother was one of the people that was not thrilled with my decision to breastfeed.
  我的母亲是一个人民的，这不是激动，我决定用母乳喂养。
• This year's theme is "going for the gold by supporting mothers to breastfeed".
  今年世界母乳喂养周的主题为“支持母乳喂养，获取人生第一块金牌”。
• "There's still a lot of practices that need to take place in the hospital to support the mother's decision to breastfeed," she explained.
  很有许多工作应该在医院内进行，支持母亲母乳喂养的决定。
• Yet, once you make a commitment to continuing to breastfeed, you'll find a way to do it.
  然而，一旦你做出坚持母乳喂养的承诺，不管遇到什么样的问题，你都一定可以找到解决方法渡过难关。
• He was so small he just could not breastfeed due to the tiny size of his mouth.
  它嘴太小了，也没有办法母乳喂养。
• This may explain why babies with a cleft palate often fail to breastfeed, as do premature babies: preterm infants don't have strong enough mouth muscles to suck hard enough.
  这点可以说明为什么腭裂婴儿不能吸食到母乳的原因，早产儿也是这样：早产婴儿没有足够有力的口腔肌肉来用劲吮吸。
• "The fact is, women are expected to breastfeed," she says.
  “实际上，人们认为妇女是应该哺乳的。”她说。
• Because only mother can breastfeed, a baby always knows who is the person he loves the most. Nannies, babysitters, and daycare workers are no substitute for a nursing mom.
  因为只有妈妈能够哺乳，宝宝总是知道谁是他最爱的人。保姆或者其它临时照顾宝宝的人永远也无法替代母乳妈妈。
• Hence researchers were of the firm opinion that mothers should be encouraged to breastfeed for a longer time.
  因此研究者坚决主张应当鼓励妈妈母乳喂养的时间更长一些。
• Moms who breastfeed are often worried because they can't see or measure how much their babies are eating.
  母乳妈妈经常担心孩子的奶量，因为她们看不见且不能测量她们的宝宝吃多少。