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

• This year's theme is "going for the gold by supporting mothers to breastfeed".
  今年世界母乳喂养周的主题为“支持母乳喂养，获取人生第一块金牌”。
• When you pump milk for your baby or breastfeed him, you secrete hormones that enhance the bonding process.
  当您为宝宝吸奶或直接哺乳时，您分泌的荷尔蒙能增强您与宝宝的亲密感。
• 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。
• These centres store breast milk for babies whose mothers can't breastfeed. However, they give priority to babies who are sick.
  这些机构为无法吃到母乳的宝宝们储存母乳，但优先提供给生病的宝宝。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。