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

• If they do not breastfeed, they are assumed HIV-positive, but at the same time, if they do breastfeed, they are accused of killing the baby.
  如果她们不哺乳，人们就会认为她们感染了艾滋病病毒，但如果她们哺乳，人们又会指责她们在残害婴儿。
• 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。
• "The fact is, women are expected to breastfeed," she says.
  “实际上，人们认为妇女是应该哺乳的。”她说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many national government guidelines are based on a2006 WHO statement which recommends that HIV-positive women breastfeed for six months if no alternative is available.
  许多国家政府的指导方针是根据2006年世界卫生组织的一份声明制定的。该声明建议，如果没有替代措施，感染艾滋病的妇女应该用母乳喂养子女6个月。
• 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。
• Yet, once you make a commitment to continuing to breastfeed, you'll find a way to do it.
  然而，一旦你做出坚持母乳喂养的承诺，不管遇到什么样的问题，你都一定可以找到解决方法渡过难关。