wean

US [win]
UK [wiːn]
  • n.小儿；〈英〉婴儿
  • v.使（婴儿或动物幼崽）断奶
  • Web戒掉；使断奶；断绝
Simple Present：weans  Present Participle：weaning  Past Tense：weaned  

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wean
v.
1.
~ sb/sth (off/from sth)
使（婴儿或动物幼崽）断奶to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with its mother's milk and start feeding it with solid food

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Definition:
AllAll,小儿小儿,〈英〉婴儿〈英〉婴儿,使断奶使断奶,戒掉戒掉,断绝断绝
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1.
Over the past few years, Thailand's exporters have been trying to wean themselves off dependence on U.
过去几年中，泰国出口商一直力图减少对美国消费者的依赖。
guò qù jǐ nián zhōng , tài guó chū kǒu shāng yì zhí lì tú jiǎn shǎo duì měi guó xiāo fèi zhě de yī lài 。
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2.
If the US can wean itself off what has been an unhealthy addiction, the shock could yet turn out to be to its long-term advantage.
如果美国能戒除自己不健康的依赖性，那么这场冲击或许最终会造就其长期发展的优势。
rú guǒ měi guó néng jiè chú zì jǐ bù jiàn kāng de yī lài xìng , nà me zhè chǎng chōng jī huò xǔ zuì zhōng huì zào jiù qí cháng qī fā zhǎn de yōu shì 。
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3.
A year later came the Enhanced Energy Security Act, which aimed to wean the U. S. off of its addiction to foreign oil.
次年，美国又颁布了《加强能源安全法案》（EnhancedEnergySecurityAct），旨在降低对进口石油的依赖。
cì nián , měi guó yòu bān bù le 《 jiā qiáng néng yuán ān quán fǎ àn 》 ( EnhancedEnergySecurityAct ) , zhǐ zài jiàng dī duì jìn kǒu shí yóu de yī lài 。
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4.
and yet, explain it how you will, it gave him pleasure to wean me away from my dreams and fill me full of dates and historical events.
然而不知道为什么，他非常喜欢驱走我的迷梦，并给我灌输各种日期和历史事件。
rán ér bù zhī dào wèi shén me , tā fēi cháng xǐ huan qū zǒu wǒ de mí mèng , bìng gěi wǒ guàn shū gè zhǒng rì qī hé lì shǐ shì jiàn 。
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5.
I might be able to gradually wean myself off the alarm, at least during the daytime naps.
或许我会戒掉对闹钟的依赖，最起码在白天小睡的时候可以。
huò xǔ wǒ huì jiè diào duì nào zhōng de yī lài , zuì qǐ mǎ zài bái tiān xiǎo shuì de shí hou kě yǐ 。
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6.
He also said that Dr Murray had been trying to wean Jackson off propofol, which the star used to call his "milk" .
他还说，莫里医生曾一度想给杰克逊停止使用异丙酚，但这位巨星却把这药称为自己的“牛奶”。
tā hái shuō , mò lǐ yī shēng céng yí dù xiǎng gěi jié kè xùn tíng zhǐ shǐ yòng yì bǐng fēn , dàn zhè wèi jù xīng què bǎ zhè yào chēng wéi zì jǐ de " niú nǎi " 。
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7.
He said he tried to wean Jackson off the drug. Murray said Jackson had injection marks on his hands and feet.
他说自己尝试过让杰克逊摆脱丙泊酚，还说杰克逊的手上和脚上均有注射过丙泊酚的针孔。
tā shuō zì jǐ cháng shì guò ràng jié kè xùn bǎi tuō bǐng bó fēn , hái shuō jié kè xùn de shǒu shàng hé jiǎo shàng jūn yǒu zhù shè guò bǐng bó fēn de zhēn kǒng 。
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8.
He said he tried to wean Jackson off the drug.
穆雷说他试着使迈克逊逐渐戒除该药物。
mù léi shuō tā shì zhe shǐ mài kè xùn zhú jiàn jiè chú gāi yào wù 。
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9.
So far, its efforts to temper economic growth, encourage energy efficiency and wean the country off heavy industry have had little effect.
迄今为止，中国协调经济发展，提高能源使用率和摆脱重工业发展模式的诸多努力收效甚微。
qì jīn wéi zhǐ , zhōng guó xié tiáo jīng jì fā zhǎn , tí gāo néng yuán shǐ yòng lǜ hé bǎi tuō zhòng gōng yè fā zhǎn mó shì de zhū duō nǔ lì shōu xiào shèn wēi 。
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10.
When you return you will have to wean off practicing your foreign language that you used when you were studying abroad.
回国以后你将不得不停止使用你在国外学习时用的语言，重新开始说自己的母语。
huí guó yǐ hòu nǐ jiāng bù dé bù tíng zhǐ shǐ yòng nǐ zài guó wài xué xí shí yòng de yǔ yán , chóng xīn kāi shǐ shuō zì jǐ de mǔ yǔ 。
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