Word · Frequency #21460
suckling
吃奶；吮吸母乳
suckling is the present participle of suckle.
to suck milk from the mother's breast
指婴儿或幼兽吸吮母乳，而非母亲哺乳。
- 1.
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
哺乳；用乳房、乳头或乳房喂奶
- 2.
To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother.
哺乳；吸奶。
- 3.
To nurse from (a breast, nursing mother, etc.).
从(乳房、哺乳母亲等)吸奶
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
In use
The mother cat suckled her kittens until they fell asleep.
The hungry lamb tried to suckle, but the ewe gently moved away.
A healthy puppy usually suckles within the first hour after birth.
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。
The baby suckled at his mother's breast.
婴儿在母亲胸前吮吸母乳。
Verb forms
base suckle · third person suckles · -ing suckling · past suckled · past participle suckled
suckle 既可指母亲或雌性动物哺乳，也可指幼崽吮吸母乳。
Common mistakes
Connections
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
- The abandoned lamb was suckled by a mother goat.这只被遗弃的小羊羔由一只母山羊哺乳。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
suckle 含 suck（吮吸），想象宝宝凑近乳头 sʌkl 吸奶，即哺乳、吮吸。
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。
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。
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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