wean

verb

1. gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk

e.g. she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk
The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle

Synonym: ablactate

2. detach the affections of

1. 给(婴儿或幼崽)断奶
When a baby or baby animal is weaned, its mother stops feeding it milk and starts giving it other food, especially solid food.

e.g. The baby would be weaned and she would bring it home...
婴儿断奶后，她会把婴儿带回家。
e.g. When would be the best time to start weaning my baby?...
什么时候开始给我的孩子断奶最好？

2. 使放弃，使戒掉，使不再依赖(尤指恶习)
If you wean someone off a habit or something they like, you gradually make them stop doing it or liking it, especially when you think is bad for them.

wean的意思

e.g. He was mellowed by a wife who weaned him off violence and drink...
他妻子帮他戒除了动粗和嗜酒的恶习，使他变得成熟了。
e.g. You are given pills with small quantities of nicotine to wean you from cigarettes...
会给你一些含少量尼古丁的药片帮你戒除烟瘾。

1. wean

1. 断奶：wealthy 丰裕的 | wean 断奶 | weanling 断奶婴儿

2. 断绝,放弃：caldron 大锅 | wean 断绝,放弃 | procession 列队行进

3. 婴儿;小孩：弱电解质 weak electrolyte | 婴儿;小孩 wean | 离乳仔畜;离乳器 weaner

4. 摆脱依赖;断奶：Switchgrass:柳枝稷 | Algae:海藻 | Wean:摆脱依赖;断奶