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Latch on properly

發佈時間: 2016/02/24

Latch on properly

覓食是所有生物的本能,但是嬰兒要成功吸吮母乳,得先學會正確含乳(latch on properly)。對很多母親和嬰兒來說,這並不是一件容易的事。政府近年大力提倡母乳餵哺,母乳姑娘、母乳餵哺顧問等職業應運而生。

Latch on有兩個意思。首先,在餵哺母乳的語境,latch on指「嬰兒將口正確含着乳葷」。例句:My baby wasn't latching on properly, so my nipples were extremely sore.(我的寶寶不正確吸吮,所以我的乳頭非常疼痛。)Most babies do not naturally latch on correctly.(大部分嬰兒天生不會正確含乳。)

第二,latch on可以解作「開始明白、理解」。例句:It took her ages to latch on to what her grandmother was talking about.(她好半天才弄明白婆婆在說甚麼。)I still haven't latched on.(我還沒有弄懂。)

撰文: Ally 最漂亮英文專業老師
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