ween
US /wiːn/
UK /wiːn/
動詞
1.
斷奶
to accustom (an infant or other young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk
範例:
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The mother cat began to ween her kittens from nursing.
母貓開始給小貓斷奶。
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It's time to ween the baby off the bottle.
是時候給寶寶斷奶了。
2.
戒掉, 使…斷絕
to cause (someone) to give up a habit, practice, or addiction
範例:
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He's trying to ween himself off caffeine.
他正在努力戒掉咖啡因。
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The doctor helped her to gradually ween off the medication.
醫生幫助她逐漸戒掉藥物。