wean
wean1
verb
wean2
noun
verb
- [with obj.]accustom (an infant or other young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk
使（婴儿，哺乳动物幼崽）断奶
■accustom (someone) to managing without something on which they have become dependent or of which they have become excessively fond
使放弃；使戒掉；使脱离
the doctor tried to wean her off the sleeping pills.
医生设法让她戒掉安眠药。
■(be weaned on)be strongly influenced by (something), especially from an early age
（尤指从幼年）深受…影响
I was weaned on a regular diet of Hollywood fantasy.
我从小就深受好莱坞幻想作品的影响。
- Old English wenian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wennen and German entwöhnen
wean2
noun
- (Scottish & N. English)a young child
(苏格兰，北英格兰)幼儿，小儿
- late 17th cent.: contraction of wee ane 'little one'
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