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suckle sb/sth
The ewe gently suckled her lamb.
母羊轻轻地给她的羊羔喂奶。
吃奶；吮吸母乳
suckling — present participle of suckle
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
吃奶；吮吸母乳
to suck milk from the mother's breast
The ewe gently suckled her lamb.
母羊轻轻地给她的羊羔喂奶。
指婴儿或幼兽吸吮母乳，而非母亲哺乳。
哺乳；用乳房、乳头或乳房喂奶
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
哺乳；吸奶。
To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother.
从(乳房、哺乳母亲等)吸奶
To nurse from (a breast, nursing mother, etc.).
suckle
Base
原形
suckles
3rd person
第三人称单数
suckling
-ing
现在分词
suckled
Past
过去式
suckled
Past participle
过去分词
The mother suckles her baby.
母亲给婴儿哺乳。
The kitten suckled from its mother.
小猫吮吸母猫的奶。
The ewe has suckled her lamb.
母羊已经给羊羔喂过奶了。
suckle 既可指母亲或雌性动物哺乳，也可指幼崽吮吸母乳。
The mother cat suckled her kittens until they fell asleep.
母猫给小猫们喂奶，直到它们睡着。
The hungry lamb tried to suckle, but the ewe gently moved away.
饥饿的小羊羔试着吃奶，但母羊轻轻地走开了。
A healthy puppy usually suckles within the first hour after birth.
健康的小狗通常在出生后一小时内就会吃奶。
The ewe gently suckled her lamb.
母羊轻轻地给她的羊羔喂奶。
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。
Not this
Suckle is important for the baby.
Use this
Suckling is important for the baby.
suckle 只能作动词，不能作名词；表示“哺乳/吃奶”的名词形式是动名词 suckling，故改用 suckling 才能充当主语。
Not this
The baby is suckling on the bottle.
Use this
The baby is sucking on the bottle.
suckle 特指从乳房或奶头吃奶，不能用于奶瓶；表示吮吸奶瓶应用 suck，所以改为 sucking on the bottle。
Not this
The baby suckled its mother.
Use this
The baby suckled from its mother.
当婴儿作主语时，suckle 是不及物动词，不能直接接人作宾语；须加介词 from（或 at the breast）来表示来源，故应说 suckled from its mother。
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给婴儿哺乳
She gently suckled her baby.
她温柔地给婴儿哺乳。
吮吸母乳
The infant suckled at its mother's breast.
婴儿吮吸母亲的乳汁。
给幼崽哺乳
Most mammals suckle their young.
大多数哺乳动物都会给幼崽哺乳。
乳猪；吃奶的小猪
We ordered crispy roast suckling pig.
我们点了脆皮烤乳猪。
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。
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suckle 含 suck（吮吸），想象宝宝凑近乳头 sʌkl 吸奶，即哺乳、吮吸。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.