Word · Frequency #21460
suckling
吃奶；吮吸母乳
suckling is the present participle of suckle.
核心释义
指婴儿或幼兽吸吮母乳，而非母亲哺乳。
to suck milk from the mother's breast
- 1.
哺乳；用乳房、乳头或乳房喂奶
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
- 2.
哺乳；吸奶。
To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother.
- 3.
从(乳房、哺乳母亲等)吸奶
To nurse from (a breast, nursing mother, etc.).
哺乳；用乳房、乳头或乳房喂奶；哺乳；吸奶。；从(乳房、哺乳母亲等)吸奶；哺乳；养育
用法In use
The mother cat suckled her kittens until they fell asleep.
用法提示：此处suckle是及物动词的过去式suckled，主语为母猫，表示“给……哺乳”。
The hungry lamb tried to suckle, but the ewe gently moved away.
用法提示：此处suckle是不及物动词原形，用于try to do结构，表示“吮吸母乳”。
A healthy puppy usually suckles within the first hour after birth.
用法提示：此处suckle是不及物动词的第三人称单数形式suckles，表示“吃奶”。
suckle sb/sth
The ewe gently suckled her lamb.
母羊轻轻地给她的羊羔喂奶。
suckle at sth
suckle 作及物动词时主语是哺乳者；作不及物动词时主语是吃奶的孩子或幼兽，常与 at 连用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- suckle a baby
- 给婴儿哺乳
- She gently suckled her baby.她温柔地给婴儿哺乳。
- suckle at the breast
- 吮吸母乳
- The infant suckled at its mother's breast.婴儿吮吸母亲的乳汁。
- suckle their young
- 给幼崽哺乳
- Most mammals suckle their young.大多数哺乳动物都会给幼崽哺乳。
- suckling pig
- 乳猪；吃奶的小猪
- We ordered crispy roast suckling pig.我们点了脆皮烤乳猪。
- be suckled by
- 由……哺乳；被……喂奶
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
suckle 含 suck（吮吸），想象宝宝凑近乳头 sʌkl 吸奶，即哺乳、吮吸。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary description、medical/clinical text suckle 多用于正式或文学性描述，以及医学等专业语境；日常口语中常说 breastfeed 或 nurse。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 suckle /ˈsʌkl/ 真正押韵的常见词是 buckle、knuckle、chuckle，均以 /ʌkəl/ 结尾。注意拼写相似的 suck /sʌk/ 和 sucker /ˈsʌkər/ 读法不同，并不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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