wean
US /wiːn/
UK /wiːn/
1.
斷奶, 使戒掉
accustom (an infant or other young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk
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The mother cat began to wean her kittens at six weeks.
母貓在六週大的時候開始給小貓斷奶。
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It's time to wean the baby from the bottle.
是時候給寶寶斷奶了。
2.
戒掉, 使擺脫
free (a person, an animal, or oneself) of an attachment or habit
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He tried to wean himself off coffee.
他試圖戒掉咖啡。
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The doctor helped her wean off the medication slowly.
醫生幫助她慢慢戒掉藥物。