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wean
UK //wiːn//US //wiːn//
词源
源自古英语 'wenian'，意为“使适应”，与德语 'gewöhnen'（使习惯）同源。最初指使婴儿适应母乳以外的食物，后引申为戒除习惯。
verb
❶ 使婴儿或幼崽逐渐停止母乳喂养，转而适应其他食物。这个过程通常是循序渐进的，帮助孩子适应新的饮食方式。
“She decided to wean her baby at six months.”
（她决定在宝宝六个月时开始断奶。）
“The mother cat is weaning her kittens onto solid food.”
（母猫正在让小猫逐渐适应固体食物。）
❶ 使某人逐渐戒除对某物的依赖或习惯，通常指不良习惯或成瘾行为。
“He is trying to wean himself off caffeine.”
（他正试图逐渐戒掉咖啡因。）
“The program helps addicts wean off drugs.”
（这个项目帮助瘾君子逐渐戒除毒瘾。）
同义词:detach, accustom, withdraw, break, habituate
常见短语
wean off — 逐渐减少对某物的依赖，常用于描述戒除习惯或成瘾行为的过程。
“She is weaning off her dependence on sleeping pills.”
（她正在逐渐减少对安眠药的依赖。）
wean on — 使某人或动物从小适应某种食物或习惯，通常指喂养方式。
“The puppies were weaned on a special diet.”
（小狗们从小适应了一种特殊饮食。）