"wean" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 斷奶
• 使戒除

Definition

讓嬰兒或幼獸逐漸停止喝母乳，開始喫其他食物。也可以指幫助某人慢慢戒除對某事物的依賴。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於嬰兒和動物，也可以引申指幫助某人戒除依賴（如“wean off sugar”）。常見搭配有 'wean a baby', 'wean someone off (something)'。語氣偏正式或中性。

Examples

It is hard to wean a baby from breastfeeding.

讓嬰兒**斷奶**很難。

Puppies wean after a few weeks.

小狗在幾週後會被**斷奶**。

Doctors help patients wean off medication safely.

醫生幫助病人安全地**戒除**藥物。

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

我們正努力讓她晚上**戒掉**用奶嘴的習慣。

He gradually weaned himself off junk food.

他逐漸**戒掉了**垃圾食品。

It took months to wean the kitten onto solid food.

給小貓**斷奶**並讓牠喫固體食物花了幾個月。