单词 | teat |
释义 | teatWord family nounteatadjectiveteated , Animals, Human Babiesteat /tiːt/ noun [countableC] 1. British EnglishBrEDHB the rubber part on a baby’s bottle that the baby sucks milk from 〔婴儿奶瓶上的〕橡皮奶头,奶嘴 SYN American English nipple 2. HBAHBHone of the small parts on a female animal’s body that her babies suck milk from 〔雌性动物的〕奶头,乳头 Examples from the Corpus teat• The journey is not a long one, a few centimetres only, and the babies quickly find a teat.• They attach themselves to her in the time-honoured order: strongest take the front teats, weakest the rear.• A few spurts of milk then the thing was at the teat end again, a pinkish-white object peeping through the orifice.• Unshielded babies clinging to teats would soon be brushed off. (1100-1200) Old French tete |
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