weaned
US /wiːnd/
UK /wiːnd/
動詞
1.
斷奶
to gradually stop a baby or young animal from feeding on its mother's milk and start feeding it on solid food
範例:
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The puppies were weaned at six weeks old.
小狗在六週大的時候斷奶了。
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It's time to wean the baby from breastfeeding.
是時候給寶寶斷奶了。
2.
戒掉, 使擺脫
to gradually free someone from an addiction or a habit
範例:
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It's hard to wean yourself off caffeine.
很難戒掉咖啡因。
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The doctor helped him wean off the medication slowly.
醫生幫助他慢慢戒掉藥物。
形容詞
斷奶的, 戒掉的
having been gradually freed from dependence on something, especially a mother's milk
範例:
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The baby is now fully weaned and eating solid foods.
寶寶現在已經完全斷奶，開始吃固體食物了。
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He was weaned from his dependence on painkillers.
他戒掉了對止痛藥的依賴。
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