nursing
nursing — 形容詞
1. describes a mother who gives her baby milk straight from her breast, instead of
哺乳的
以母乳直接餵養嬰兒的
describes a mother who gives her baby milk straight from her breast, instead of using a bottle.
The hospital provides a quiet room where nursing mothers can feed their babies.
醫院提供一間安靜的房間，讓哺乳的母親可以在那裡餵養嬰兒。
attributive use: nursing mother
A nursing mother needs to drink plenty of water and eat well every day.
哺乳的母親每天需要喝足夠的水，並且吃得好。
Naoko joined a local support group just for nursing mothers and their babies.
Naoko 參加了一個專門為哺乳母親和寶寶舉辦的在地支持團體。
Ava bought a special pillow made to support nursing mothers while they feed.
Ava 買了一個專為哺乳母親設計的專用枕頭，方便餵奶時使用。
- breastfeeding
the more common everyday term; 'nursing' sounds slightly more formal or medical
- lactating
clinical term used in medical contexts, less common in daily conversation
- bottle-feeding
describes feeding a baby with formula or expressed milk from a bottle
文法句型
nursing + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — used directly before the noun it modifies ('a nursing mother'), never after a linking verb.
常見錯誤
nursing — 名詞
1. the profession or job of caring for ill, hurt, or older adults, typically inside
護理工作
照顧病人或傷者的職業
the profession or job of caring for ill, hurt, or older adults, typically inside a hospital, clinic, or long-term care facility.
Adaeze decided to study nursing after volunteering at a local clinic.
Adaeze 在當地診所當志工後，決定攻讀護理工作。
collocation: study nursing
The nursing staff at City Hospital work twelve-hour shifts in the emergency ward.
市立醫院的護理人員在急診病房輪十二小時的班。
collocation: nursing staff
Omar's grandmother received excellent nursing care during her stay in hospital.
Omar 的祖母在住院期間獲得了優質的護理照護。
Christopher enrolled in a nursing programme at the community college last autumn.
Christopher 去年秋天在社區大學註冊了護理課程。
- caregiving
broader term that includes both professional and unpaid care for any dependent person
- patient care
focuses on the hands-on aspect of looking after patients, not the profession as a whole
文法句型
study + nursing
nursing + noun (compound)
enter + nursing
用法筆記
Often used as a modifier in compound nouns such as 'nursing home', 'nursing degree', and 'nursing staff'. This is the most frequent sense of the word.
常見錯誤
2. what a mother does when she gives her own breast milk directly to her baby, inst
哺乳；餵母乳
母親以乳房直接餵養嬰兒的行為
what a mother does when she gives her own breast milk directly to her baby, instead of pouring it into a bottle.
The hospital runs free classes about nursing for mothers who have just given birth.
醫院為剛生產的母親開設免費的哺乳課程。
collocation: nursing classes
Saira found that nursing her baby became much easier after the first few weeks.
Saira 發現餵母乳在頭幾週過後變得輕鬆許多。
Some companies now provide a private room where mothers can do nursing during work hours.
有些公司現在提供一間私人休息室，讓母親可以在工作時間哺乳。
The midwife gave Aoi some helpful tips on nursing during the first week at home.
助產士給 Aoi 一些實用的建議，教她產後第一週在家如何哺乳。
- breastfeeding
the more common everyday term; 'nursing' can sound slightly formal or American
- lactation
the medical term for the production and delivery of breast milk
- bottle-feeding
feeding a baby with formula or expressed milk from a bottle
文法句型
do + nursing
nursing + noun
用法筆記
In British English 'breastfeeding' is more common in everyday conversation; 'nursing' for this sense is more frequent in American English.