Word · Frequency #26027
teat
奶头；乳头
the small projection of a mammary gland; a nipple
- 1.
The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
雌性哺乳动物乳腺的突起,分泌乳汁
- 2.
Something resembling a teat, such as a small protuberance or nozzle.
类似乳头的东西,如小突起或喷嘴
- 3.
An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.
用于给婴儿喂奶的人工奶嘴
雌性哺乳动物乳腺的突起,分泌乳汁；类似乳头的东西,如小突起或喷嘴；用于给婴儿喂奶的人工奶嘴；奶头；[医] [乳房]乳头
In use
The piglets pushed each other aside to reach a teat.
Before milking, the farmer carefully cleaned each teat.
The baby lamb found a teat and began to suckle.
the teat(s) of [animal]
常指哺乳动物的乳头，多用复数形式。
The calf suckled at the teats of the cow.
小牛吮吸母牛的乳头。
suckle at the teats
Piglets suckle at the teats of the sow.
小猪仔吮吸母猪的乳头。
a teat (per udder)
用于描述乳头数量。
A dairy cow usually has four teats per udder.
Connections
Collocations
- cow's teat
- 母牛的乳头
- Milk comes out of the cow's teat when the calf suckles.小牛吮吸时，乳汁从母牛的乳头流出。
- sow's teats
- 母猪的乳头
- The piglets each claim one of the sow's teats.每头小猪都会认准母猪的一个乳头来吃奶。
- bottle teat
- 奶瓶奶嘴
- Make sure the bottle teat has a small hole for the milk to flow through.确保奶瓶奶嘴上有一个小孔，让牛奶流出来。
- rubber teat
- 橡胶奶嘴
- The baby refused the rubber teat on the new bottle.宝宝不肯吸新奶瓶上的橡胶奶嘴。
- teat cup
- 挤奶杯
- The milking machine's teat cup must fit each cow correctly.挤奶机的挤奶杯必须与每头牛的乳头贴合良好。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
teat像tea(茶)，把茶壶嘴的小突起想成奶嘴，记住teat就是奶头/奶嘴。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物解剖、兽医、农牧业 teat 指动物的乳头，多用于生物学、兽医和农牧业等专业场合，属于中性词。日常谈论人体时通常用 nipple，而不用 teat。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 teat /tiːt/ 押韵：meat, heat, seat, beat, neat, treat。注意：拼写以 -eat 结尾的 great /ɡreɪt/、threat /θret/、sweat /swet/ 发音不同。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.