suckle

英 [ˈsʌkl]

美 [ˈsʌkl]

v.  给…喂奶; 给…哺乳; 吸奶; 吃奶

现在分词：suckling　过去式：suckled　第三人称单数：suckles　过去分词：suckled　复数：suckles　

TEM8医学

BNC.21460 / COCA.22149

牛津词典

verb

• 给…喂奶；给…哺乳
  to feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast or udder
  1. a cow suckling her calves
     给小牛吃奶的母牛
  2. a mother suckling a baby
     给婴儿哺乳的母亲
• 吸奶；吃奶
  to drink milk from its mother's breast or udder

柯林斯词典

• VERB 给(婴儿)喂奶;哺乳
  When a mothersucklesher baby, she feeds it by letting it suck milk from her breast.
  1. A young woman suckling a baby is one of life's most natural and delightful scenes.
     年轻女性哺育婴儿是生命中最自然、最令人愉悦的一幕。
• VERB (婴儿)吃奶，吸奶
  When a babysuckles, it sucks milk from its mother's breast.
  1. As the baby suckles, a further supply of milk is generated.
     婴儿吮吸时，会有更多的奶水流出来。

英英释义

verb

• give suck to
  1. The wetnurse suckled the infant
  2. You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
  Synonym:breastfeedsucknursewet-nurselactategive suck
• suck milk from the mother's breasts
  1. the infant was suckling happily

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