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英文
wean
英[wiːn] 美[wiːn]
核心词义
vt. 使断奶;使放弃
速记技巧
词源记忆法
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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易混词辨析
wean、separate
1.wean(动词,及物):“使断奶;使逐渐脱离(习惯 / 依赖)”(如 “wean a baby from breast milk” 给宝宝断奶、“wean oneself off coffee” 逐渐戒掉咖啡、“wean the company from government support” 使公司逐渐脱离政府支持”);
2. separate(动词,及物):“分开;分离(通用,无 “逐渐” 义)”(如 “separate a child from parents” 把孩子和父母分开),核心区别:wean 是 “逐渐脱离依赖”,separate 是 “直接分开”; - 搭配:wean 常与 “from/off” 搭配(如 “wean from a habit” 戒掉习惯),强调 “渐进过程”。
短语动词
短语动词 查看更多 以下资源来自牛津词典 wean sb off/from sth 使逐渐戒除恶习(或避免依赖…) to make sb gradually stop doing or using sth The doctor tried to wean her off sleeping pills. 医生设法使她逐渐停止服用安眠药片。 wean sb on sth [usually passive] 使…经常经历(尤指从早年) to make sb experience sth regularly, especially from an early age He was weaned on a diet of rigid discipline and duty. 他自幼受到严格纪律和职责的约束。 收起
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高考
1、 The doctor tried to wean her off sleeping pills.
医生设法使她逐渐停止服用安眠药片。
来源:秒词邦搜集整理
2、 You are given capsules or pills with small quantities of nicotine to wean you from the habit.
会给你一些含有少量尼古丁的胶囊或药片帮你戒瘾。
来源:《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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