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

• Low-income women may be more likely to breastfeed their infants if they get a little encouragement from their peers, a new study suggests.
  低收入妇女比较可能以母乳哺育自己的幼儿，如果她们受到同侪的鼓励，一项新研究显示。
• Researchers say their findings reinforce recommendations that mothers breastfeed infants exclusively for at least six months.
  研究者认为他们的研究为妈妈应该至少纯母乳喂养六个月的建议提供了进一步的证据。
• 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。
• 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。
• But on many message boards, there was debate about whether it's OK to breastfeed beyond babyhood.
  婴儿期过后是否还可以哺乳的问题在众多留言板上激起热议。
• There are several reasons some mothers may not be able to breastfeed.
  以下有几个原因导致一些母亲不能喂哺的。
• "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。
• If you choose to breastfeed, it is very important that you take your baby for their check-ups as needed.
  如果您选择母乳喂养，这是非常重要的是，您采取您的宝宝为他们检查身体需要。
• 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。
• 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。