| 单词 | wean |
| 释义 | wean (wiːn ) Word forms: weans , weaning , weaned 1. verb When a baby or baby animal is weaned, its mother stops feeding it milk and starts giving it other food, especially solid food. The baby would be weaned and she would bring it home. [be VERB-ed] When would be the best time to start weaning my baby? [VERB noun] Phil took the labrador home and is weaning him off milk on to meat. [V n + off] Once weaned, the lambs may be put in pens. [VERB-ed] weaning uncountable noun Weaning should be a gradual process. 2. verb If you wean someone off a habit or something they like, you gradually make them stop doing it or liking it, especially when you think is bad for them. ...a need to wean the public off food imports from outside the EU. [V n off/from n] It has been good for him to be gradually weaned from depending on me. [VERB noun + from] Children should be weaned off television. [V n off/from n] It's two years since I've seen Iain. I'm still trying to wean myself off him but it's hard. [V pron-refl off/from n] Translations: Chinese: 使断奶 Japanese: 離乳させる人間や動物の赤ちゃんを |
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