wean

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  • vt.
    使断奶
    使断念
  • n.
    〈英〉婴儿

单词词源

wean 断奶

来自PIE*wen,追寻,渴求,努力,词源同win,wonted.后用于指小孩摆脱母乳,开始习惯正常的饮食,从而引申词义断奶。

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双语例句

1. This makes it hard for china to wean itself off coal , which has long been cheaper than natural gas or oil .
这就使得中国“戒掉”煤炭困难重重,煤炭一直以来都比天然气和石油便宜。
2. The government must also provide a clear strategy and policy to wean itself , at least partially , off imports .
政府还必须为断绝(至少是部分断绝)进口提出明确的策略和政策。
3. Carnivores , due to their high quality diet , can wean earlier than herbivores and omnivores .
食肉动物由于食物构成的质量高,其断奶要早于食草动物和杂食动物。
4. These often unregulated institutions promise to wean kids off the net and correct other undesirable behaviour but have become notorious for inhumane methods .
这些机构通常不受监管,它们承诺会让孩子戒掉网瘾,改正其它不良行为,但毫无人道的治疗方法已使它们变得臭名昭著。
5. One aim of the property tax is to provide local governments with a steady new income that will help wean them off their dependence on one-off land deals .
征收房产税的目的之一是为地方政府提供稳定的新收入,从而有助于其戒掉对一次土地交易的依赖。

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