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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• If they do not breastfeed, they are assumed HIV-positive, but at the same time, if they do breastfeed, they are accused of killing the baby.
  如果她们不哺乳，人们就会认为她们感染了艾滋病病毒，但如果她们哺乳，人们又会指责她们在残害婴儿。
• 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。
• 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。
• "There is a need for greater support for breastfeeding, to build renewed interest and make it fashionable to breastfeed," she says.
  “需要加强对母乳喂养的支持，重新唤起人们的重视，使母乳喂养形成风气。”她说。