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wean objwi:nv [T]to cause (a baby or young animal) to stop feeding on its mother's milk and to eating other food, esp. solid food, instead使(婴儿或小动物)断奶The studies were carried out on calves that had been weaned at 5 weeks of age.对5个星期大时断奶的小牛进行了研究。She started to wean her baby when it was about six months old.她在孩子6个月左右的时候开始给他断奶。(fig.) As a child she was weaned on (= grew and developed being strongly influenced by) TV soap operas and rock music.作为一个孩子,她的成长受到了电视肥皂剧和摇滚乐的强烈影响。To wean someone off/from a habit is to gradually cause them to stop it.逐渐使某人改掉(坏习惯),使脱离It's difficult to wean an addict off cocaine once they're hooked.一旦一个人对可卡因上了瘾,就很难戒掉。The whole scheme is intended to wean people off welfare dependency and to discourage the spread of single-parent welfare mothers.整个计划是为了使人们脱离对福利救济的依赖,并阻止享受福利救济的单亲母亲人数的增加。I'm trying to wean myself off fatty foods.我正努力改掉吃油腻食物的习惯。
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