"wean" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 断奶
• 使戒除

Definition

让婴儿或幼兽逐渐停止喝母乳，开始吃其它食物。也可指帮助某人慢慢戒掉对某物的依赖。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于婴儿和动物，也可引申为让某人逐渐戒掉某种依赖（如“wean off sugar” 戒糖）。常见用法有 'wean a baby', 'wean someone off (something)'。语气较正式或中性。

Examples

It is hard to wean a baby from breastfeeding.

让婴儿**断奶**很难。

Puppies wean after a few weeks.

小狗在几周后会被**断奶**。

Doctors help patients wean off medication safely.

医生帮助病人安全地**戒除**药物。

We’re trying to wean her off using her pacifier at night.

我们正努力让她晚上**戒掉**用安抚奶嘴的习惯。

He gradually weaned himself off junk food.

他逐渐**戒掉了**垃圾食品。

It took months to wean the kitten onto solid food.

给小猫**断奶**并让它吃固体食物花了几个月。