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

• "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。
• Breastfeed your baby on demand with no regular fixed feeding time.
  请就婴儿之所需而哺饲婴儿，不必采用固定之授乳时间。
• Give mothers two hours to breastfeed, EU tells our firms.
  欧盟要求企业，产妇每天应有两小时哺乳假。
• But in regions where mothers cannot afford the cost of infant formula or where water is contaminated, the WHO recommends mothers should exclusively breastfeed their babies up to six months of age.
  但是在母亲买不起婴儿配方奶粉或者水源遭到污染的地区，世界卫生组织建议母亲应当只用母乳喂养婴儿到6个月的年龄。
• Women should be advised that it's best not to lose weight too quickly and should be encouraged to eat healthily, keep active, and breastfeed their babies.
  妇女们最好不要快速减肥，而应该被鼓励吃得健康些、保持积极主动和用母乳喂养她们的孩子。
• 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。
• These centres store breast milk for babies whose mothers can't breastfeed. However, they give priority to babies who are sick.
  这些机构为无法吃到母乳的宝宝们储存母乳，但优先提供给生病的宝宝。
• "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。
• Show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain lactation even if they should be separated from their infants.
  指导母亲如何哺乳，以及在需要与其婴儿分开的情况下如何保持泌乳。