weans; weaned; weaning
weans; weaned; weaning
Learner's definition of WEAN
[+ object]
: to start feeding (a child or young animal) food other than its mother's milk使（婴儿或动物幼崽）断奶
wean from/off
[phrasal verb] wean (someone or something) from/off (something)
: to make (someone or something) stop doing or using (something)使戒除某些习惯；使停止使用某些东西；使脱离
wean on
[phrasal verb] wean (someone) on (something)
: to have (someone) see, use, or experience (something) often especially from a young age（常尤指从小）习惯于，熟悉 —
usually used as (be) weaned on通常用作(be) weaned on -
a generation of kids weaned on television [=a generation of kids who have watched television a lot since they were very young]从小就有看电视习惯的一代孩子
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Although born in the 1970s, the singer says she was weaned on the music of the 1940s.虽然生于20世纪70年代，但这位歌手说她从小就熟悉40年代的音乐。