teat
teat — 名詞
- teatsingular
- teatsplural
1. one of the small, nipple-shaped parts on the underside of a female mammal, such
乳頭
雌性動物的奶頭
one of the small, nipple-shaped parts on the underside of a female mammal, such as a cow or a dog, from which her young drink milk
The calf pushed its nose against the cow, seeking a teat to feed from.
小牛用鼻子推著母牛，尋找可以吸奶的乳頭。
collocation: feed from a teat
Farmer Emre gently cleaned each teat of the goat before attaching the milking machine.
農夫 Emre 在接上擠乳機前，仔細地清潔了山羊的每一個乳頭。
possessive + teat
After the puppies were born, each one found a teat and began to drink.
小狗出生後，每一隻都找到一個乳頭，開始喝奶。
Putri watched the lamb suckle from the ewe's teat for the very first time.
Putri 看著小羊第一次從母羊的乳頭吸奶。
A healthy cow has four teats, and each one gives milk for her calf.
健康的母牛有四個乳頭，每個都能為小牛提供乳汁。
文法句型
possessive + teat
teat + of + animal
用法筆記
In everyday English, 'nipple' is used for humans and 'teat' for non-human mammals, especially farm animals. The whole milk-containing bag of a cow or goat is called the 'udder'.
常見錯誤
2. a soft, flexible tip that goes on a baby's bottle and allows the baby to draw mi
奶嘴
嬰兒奶瓶上的吸嘴
a soft, flexible tip that goes on a baby's bottle and allows the baby to draw milk out by pressing with the tongue and lips
Yael warmed the milk and screwed the teat onto the baby's bottle.
Yael 把牛奶加溫後，將奶嘴旋上嬰兒奶瓶。
collocation: screw/put a teat onto a bottle
Hugo tested the milk temperature on his wrist before giving the teat to his daughter.
Hugo 先在手腕上測試牛奶的溫度，才把奶嘴遞給女兒。
The silicone teat has an anti-colic valve to reduce the air the baby swallows.
這款矽膠奶嘴具有防脹氣閥，可以減少嬰兒吞入的空氣。
Dewi boiled the bottle and teat for five minutes to make sure they were clean.
Dewi 把奶瓶和奶嘴煮沸五分鐘，以確保它們乾淨衛生。
Takeshi bought a pack of slow-flow teats for his newborn son.
Takeshi 為剛出生的兒子買了一組慢流量奶嘴。
- bottle nipple
American English term for the same object; 'nipple' alone is also used in the US
- feeding teat
more specific term sometimes used to distinguish from a pacifier teat
文法句型
teat + on + bottle
用法筆記
This sense is the standard word in British English. In American English, the same object is usually called a 'bottle nipple' or simply 'nipple'.