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

• "Our study provides another good reason to encourage women to breastfeed their infants, at least for the infant's first month of life," said Dr.
  我们的研究提供给女性一个很好的理由，鼓励她们母乳喂养她们的子女，至少在出生后的第一个月。
• 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。
• Don't breastfeed her immediately.
  不要立刻亲喂。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。