英语词汇“lactate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lactatelactate /ˈlækteɪt/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYlactate

Origin: 1800-1900 Latin, past participle of lactare, from lac; ➔ LACTIC

VERB TABLE

lactate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	lactate
	he, she, it	lactates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	lactated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have lactated
	he, she, it	has lactated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had lactated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will lactate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have lactated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am lactating
	he, she, it	is lactating
	you, we, they	are lactating
Past	I, he, she, it	was lactating
	you, we, they	were lactating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been lactating
	he, she, it	has been lactating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been lactating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be lactating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been lactating

science, biology if a woman or female animal lactates, milk is produced in her breasts or comes out of her breasts—lactation /lækˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]