Word · Frequency #10590
nipple
乳头
The small projection on the breast of a mammal through which milk is secreted.
- 1.
The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
乳腺的突出部分,雌性哺乳动物通过此处分泌乳汁。
- 2.
the small projection of a mammary gland
乳腺的小型突起
- 3.
The nipple (noun sense 1) and the areola together.
乳头(名词义1)和乳晕一起。
- 4.
a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier
婴儿奶瓶或安抚奶嘴上的柔性帽
- 5.
A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner.
一种机械装置,通过它可以调节液体或气体的流动。
- 6.
An artificial nipple (noun sense 1) used for bottle-feeding infants.
用于瓶喂婴儿的人工乳头(名词义1)。
- 7.
Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on computer keyboards.
任何小的物理突起,如计算机键盘上F和J键上的凸起。
- 8.
Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
汽车、机器部件或其他部件上的小突起,适合于另一部件上的槽。
- 9.
An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim.
一个内部螺纹的零件,用于固定自行车辐条在轮圈上。
奶嘴；小凸起；凸点；喷嘴；管嘴；乳头和乳晕（合称）；辐条帽；辐条螺母
In use
The baby eagerly sucked on the bottle's nipple.
The doctor explained that the nipple is surrounded by the areola.
She applied a soothing cream to her sore nipples after breastfeeding.
the ~
The baby's mouth was firmly attached to the nipple.
婴儿的嘴紧紧含住乳头。
~ of a bottle
She replaced the broken nipple of the baby bottle.
她更换了奶瓶上坏掉的奶嘴。
pipe ~
The plumber connected the pipes with a brass nipple.
Connections
Collocations
- inverted nipple
- 内陷乳头
- An inverted nipple can make breastfeeding difficult.内陷乳头可能使母乳喂养困难。
- sore nipples
- 乳头酸痛
- Many new mothers experience sore nipples during breastfeeding.许多新妈妈在母乳喂养期间会出现乳头酸痛。
- nipple cream
- 乳头霜
- She applied nipple cream to soothe the cracked skin.她涂抹乳头霜来舒缓皲裂的皮肤。
- nipple shield
- 乳头保护罩
- A nipple shield can help with latching problems.乳头保护罩有助于解决含乳问题。
- bottle nipple
- 奶瓶奶嘴
- Choose a bottle nipple with a slow flow for a newborn.为新生儿选择慢流量的奶瓶奶嘴。
- grease nipple
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 nipple 联想为“nip（轻捏）+ple”：轻轻捏一下奶嘴或乳头，联想到宝宝喝奶。这样记住它表示“奶嘴”或“乳头”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical consultation、anatomy education、breastfeeding guidance 指人体乳房部位时，'nipple' 通常是一个中性、标准的常用词，多用于医疗问诊、健康科普和日常交流；在特别正式或涉及隐私的场合，也有人会用更委婉的说法。把它的语域定为中性比较稳妥。
Grammar Note
常与介词on搭配，如nipple on a bottle（奶瓶上的奶嘴）
Pronunciation & Spelling
ripple、triple 和 cripple 与 nipple 真正押韵（都以 /ɪpəl/ 结尾）。apple (/æpəl/)、people (/piːpəl/) 和 purple (/pɜːrpəl/) 看起来相似，但发音不同，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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