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wean sb
wean 是及物动词，宾语指婴儿或幼小动物，意思是让之不再吃母乳。
Most mothers wean their babies around six months.
大多数母亲在宝宝六个月左右时给他们断奶。
给…断奶；使…断奶
weaning — present participle of wean
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
给…断奶；使…断奶
to gradually stop a baby or young animal from feeding on its mother's milk
Most mothers wean their babies around six months.
大多数母亲在宝宝六个月左右时给他们断奶。
给后代断奶；使(幼儿或幼畜)适应不再吃母乳。
To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
不再依赖母乳获取营养。
To cease to depend on the mother's milk for nutrition.
使戒除(上瘾、依赖或习惯的事物)。
To cause to quit something to which one is addicted, dependent, or habituated.
停止依赖。
To cease to depend.
wean
Base
原形
weans
3rd person
第三人称单数
weaning
-ing
现在分词
weaned
Past
过去式
weaned
Past participle
过去分词
A mother usually weans her baby gradually.
母亲通常逐渐给婴儿断奶。
He weaned himself from coffee last year.
去年他戒掉了咖啡。
They are weaning the calves this week.
他们这周正在给小牛断奶。
wean 常与 off/from 搭配，表示逐渐戒除或使脱离。
She is slowly weaning herself off coffee by replacing one cup with tea each day.
她每天用一杯茶代替咖啡，正在慢慢地让自己戒掉咖啡。
Parents should wean their children off late-night screen time.
父母应该让孩子逐渐戒掉睡前看屏幕的习惯。
The department gradually weaned itself from paper files and moved to a digital system.
这个部门逐步摆脱了对纸质文件的依赖，转向数字化办公系统。
wean 是及物动词，宾语指婴儿或幼小动物，意思是让之不再吃母乳。
Most mothers wean their babies around six months.
大多数母亲在宝宝六个月左右时给他们断奶。
off 后接需要逐步戒除的事物，常用于戒掉药物或坏习惯。
The therapist helped him wean himself off sleeping pills.
治疗师帮助他逐渐戒掉安眠药。
这个被动结构常表示从小就深受某事物影响。
Many in the audience were weaned on reality TV.
许多观众都是看着真人秀长大的。
Not this
The baby weaned at six months.
Use this
The baby was weaned at six months.
wean 是及物动词，主语通常是母亲或照顾者，婴儿是承受者，所以要用被动语态。汉语可以说“婴儿断奶了”，但英语不能说 the baby weaned，而要说 the baby was weaned。
Not this
She is trying to wean her son video games.
Use this
She is trying to wean her son off video games.
表示“使某人戒除某物”时，结构是 wean someone off/from something，戒除的对象要用 off 或 from 引出，不能直接跟在某人后面。
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使逐渐戒除（习惯、药物等）
The doctor carefully weaned him off the painkillers.
医生小心地让他逐渐停用止痛药。
使（婴儿或幼兽）断奶；使戒除
It can be difficult to wean a baby from the breast.
给婴儿断奶可能很困难。
使（婴儿）开始吃（辅食）
The pediatrician advised us to wean the baby onto soft foods at six months.
儿科医生建议我们在宝宝六个月时开始给他添加软食。
自己逐渐戒除（习惯、嗜好）
She is trying to wean herself off coffee after noon.
她正努力让自己中午以后不再喝咖啡。
从小耳濡目染（某事物）
He was weaned on fairy tales and adventure stories.
他从小听着童话和冒险故事长大。
使逐渐远离（不良影响等）
The charity works to wean children away from street life.
该慈善机构致力于使儿童逐渐远离街头生活。
自幼深受…影响；从小耳濡目染…
She was weaned on classic rock music by her older brothers.
她从小受哥哥们影响，听着经典摇滚乐长大。
使某人逐渐戒除某物；使某人慢慢摆脱对某物的依赖
The doctor weaned him off the painkillers over several weeks.
医生在几周内让他逐渐停用了止痛药。
我的心平稳安静，好像断过奶的孩子在他母亲的怀中；我的心在我里面真像断过奶的孩子。
The psalmist compares his soul to a weaned child to express a calm, peaceful trust in God.
诗篇作者将自己的灵魂比作断过奶的孩子，表达对上帝平静安稳的信靠。
Use weaning naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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wean（断奶）和 mean（小气）同韵：妈妈变小气不给奶，宝宝逐渐断奶。记住 wean 中也有 mean 的 'ean' 哦。
语域：neutral 常见场景：childcare、veterinary practice、health and lifestyle advice 该词作动词使用时通常为中性语域，多用于婴儿/幼崽断奶、戒除习惯等场景；在医疗、健康建议中亦较常见。口语和书面语中都可使用，无明显正式或随意倾向。
All six words rhyme with wean /wiːn/: they share the final /iːn/ sound. Note that 'wean' is an anagram of 'wane', but 'wane' is pronounced /weɪn/ and does not rhyme; 'wean' also differs from 'when' /wɛn/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.