suckle

英 ['sʌk(ə)l] 美 ['sʌkl]
  • vt. 给…哺乳;吮吸;养育
  • vi. 吃奶
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1. suck => suckle.
suckle 吃奶,吸奶,喂奶,哺乳

suck,吮吸,吸食,-le,表反复。即婴儿吸奶,后也用于指喂奶,哺乳。

suckle (v.)
c. 1400, perhaps a causative or frequentative form of Middle English suken "to suck" (see suck), but OED suggests instead a back-formation from suckling (though this word is attested only from mid-15c.). Related: Suckled; suckling.
1. So good, ask you to drink the strong tea that did not suckle!
那么好吧, 就请你喝没奶的浓茶吧!

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2. Since the platypus lacks nipples, the pups suckle milk from the mother's abdominal skin.
因为鸭嘴兽没有**, 幼兽在母兽腹部舔食乳汁.

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3. It is like a cow kicking a grown calf that wants to suckle.
一个人的成长就像牛用脚踢一头想哺乳的小牛一样.

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