mid-15c., "infant at the breast," from suck + diminutive suffix -ling. Similar formation in Middle Dutch sogeling, Dutch zuigeling, German S?ugling. Meaning "calf or other young mammal" is from 1520s. Meaning "act of breast-feeding" is attested from 1799. Adjectival sense "not yet weaned" is from 1799.
雙語例句
1. a cow suckling her calves
給小牛吃奶的母牛
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. We watched the cow suckling her calves.
我們看了奶牛如何給小牛喂奶.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Suckling is an instinct in mammals.
哺乳是哺乳動物的本能.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. A young woman suckling a baby is one of life's most natural and delightful scenes.
年輕女性哺育嬰兒是生命中最自然、最令人愉悅的一幕。
來自柯林斯例句
5. From birth to age child psychology is called Suckling period.