wean someone off something 英文意思
wean someone off something
定义：
“wean someone off something”是一个短语，表示逐渐使某人停止或减少对某种习惯、依赖或物质的依赖，特别是指从某种饮食或习惯中戒掉。这个短语通常用于描述从烟、酒、药物或某种不健康的习惯中戒掉的过程。
用法：
- 直接用法：She is trying to wean her child off breastfeeding.
- 引申用法：The therapist helped him to wean off his reliance on painkillers.
词源：
“wean”一词来自古英语“wenian”，意为“使（婴儿）吃固体食物”或“使（孩子）脱离母乳”，其根源可以追溯到日耳曼语族的词汇，指的是使从某种状态转变到另一种状态。
发音：
/wiːn/
同义词：
- Gradually reduce
- Phase out
- Diminish dependence
反义词：
- Indulge
- Encourage dependence
- Feed into (a habit)
使用这个短语时，可以强调渐进的过程，有助于表达出戒掉一种习惯通常需要时间和努力。
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The doctor suggested a plan to wean him off his medication gradually.
医生建议制定一个逐渐让他停药的计划。 -
Parents often find it difficult to wean their babies off breastfeeding.
父母通常发现让他们的宝宝戒掉母乳喂养很困难。 -
She is trying to wean herself off caffeine by switching to herbal tea.
她正试图通过喝草药茶来戒掉咖啡因。 -
It can take time to wean children off their dependence on screens.
让孩子们摆脱对屏幕的依赖可能需要时间。 -
The therapist helped him wean off his addiction to video games.
治疗师帮助他戒掉对电子游戏的上瘾。