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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A recent study conducted in Rwanda and Uganda showed that HIV positive mothers may breastfeed without infecting their infants.
  最近在卢旺达和乌干达进行的研究表明，感染了艾滋病病毒的母亲可以哺乳而不把病毒传染给她们的婴儿。
• 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。
• Low-income women may be more likely to breastfeed their infants if they get a little encouragement from their peers, a new study suggests.
  低收入妇女比较可能以母乳哺育自己的幼儿，如果她们受到同侪的鼓励，一项新研究显示。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。