suckle

英 ['sʌkl] 美 ['sʌkl]

• v. 哺乳；吮吸；吸取

英英释义

Verb:

1. suck milk from the mother's breasts;

   "the infant was suckling happily"
   

2. give suck to;

   "The wetnurse suckled the infant"
   "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She suckles her baby hardly.
   她艰难地哺育孩子。
2. It is very important for the puppies to suckle soon after emerging from the womb.
   犬仔从子宫中出来尽快让其吃奶是非常重要的，这样可以让它们摄取初乳。

经典引文

• A large sow..suckling a litter of..twelve piglets.

  出自： J. Herriot

• Children of the poor had a better chance of survival because their own mothers suckled them.

  出自： J. Gathorne

近反义词

【近义词】

• nurse 护士
• wet-nurse 做奶妈授乳...
• suck 啜
• breastfeed 喂奶
• lactate 分泌乳汁