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breastfeed sb
breastfeed 作及物动词时，直接接婴儿作宾语。
She breastfeeds her baby every three hours.
她每三个小时给她的宝宝喂一次母乳。
用母乳喂养；哺乳
breastfeeds — third person singular of breastfeed
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
用母乳喂养；哺乳
to feed (a baby) with milk from the breast.
She breastfeeds her baby every three hours.
她每三个小时给她的宝宝喂一次母乳。
可作及物或不及物动词
用乳房给(婴儿)喂奶；哺乳。
To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.
从乳房吸奶；吃奶。
To nurse, to suck milk from a breast.
breastfeed
Base
原形
breastfeeds
3rd person
第三人称单数
breastfeeding
-ing
现在分词
breastfed
Past
过去式
breastfed
Past participle
过去分词
Many mothers breastfeed their babies for the first six months.
许多母亲在婴儿出生后的头六个月用母乳喂养宝宝。
She breastfed her son until he was one year old.
她用母乳喂养儿子直到他一岁。
I have breastfed all of my children.
我给我的所有孩子都哺乳过。
breastfeed 的过去式和过去分词均为 breastfed，不要写成 breastfeeded。
Many new mothers choose to breastfeed their babies for the first six months.
许多新妈妈选择在头六个月用母乳喂养自己的宝宝。
She is breastfeeding her daughter in the quiet room.
她正在安静的房间给女儿哺乳。
The nurse explained how to breastfeed comfortably before we left the hospital.
我们离开医院前，护士讲解了怎样舒适地母乳喂养。
breastfeed 作及物动词时，直接接婴儿作宾语。
She breastfeeds her baby every three hours.
她每三个小时给她的宝宝喂一次母乳。
breastfeed 也可作不及物动词，不接宾语。
New mothers are encouraged to breastfeed.
鼓励新妈妈进行母乳喂养。
表示母乳喂养持续的时间，用 for 引导时间段。
She breastfed her daughter for six months.
她给女儿母乳喂养了六个月。
Not this
She breastfeeding her baby now.
Use this
She is breastfeeding her baby now.
现在进行时由“be + 现在分词”构成，breastfeeding 不能单独作谓语；这里缺少助动词 is。
Not this
She breastfeed her baby yesterday.
Use this
She breastfed her baby yesterday.
breastfeed 的过去式是不规则形式 breastfed，不能按规则动词直接在原形后加 -ed。
Not this
She breastfeeds to her baby every morning.
Use this
She breastfeeds her baby every morning.
breastfeed 是及物动词，直接接婴儿作宾语；受中文“给……喂奶”的影响误加介词 to，英语中不需要。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
给婴儿喂母乳
She chose to breastfeed her baby for the first six months.
她选择在头六个月用母乳喂养她的婴儿。
纯母乳喂养
The doctor recommended breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months.
医生建议在头六个月进行纯母乳喂养。
按需哺乳
In the early weeks, it is best to breastfeed on demand.
在最初几周，最好按需哺乳。
在公共场合哺乳
Many mothers feel nervous about breastfeeding in public.
许多母亲对在公共场合哺乳感到紧张。
成功地进行母乳喂养
With good support, most women can breastfeed successfully.
有了良好的支持，大多数女性都能成功地进行母乳喂养。
夜间喂母乳
Some babies need to breastfeed through the night.
有些婴儿需要在夜间吃母乳。
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breastfeed 由 breast（乳房）+ feed（喂养）组成：用乳房喂养，即哺乳。
语域：neutral 常见场景：parenting、healthcare、health education breastfeed 为中性常用词，多用于医疗、育儿及日常交流，正式与非正式场合均可使用；在健康宣教和育儿指南中比较常见。
feed、seed、need、bleed、speed 的结尾都和 breastfeed 的 -feed 读音相同（/iːd/）；beast 拼写与 breast- 相近，但读作 /biːst/，注意不要混淆。
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