“使断奶”常见的英文表达是 “wean (sb./sth. from sth.)” 。例如:
We need to wean the baby from the bottle.(我们需要使婴儿不再用奶瓶吃奶,也就是给婴儿断奶 。)
Farmers wean the calves from their mothers when they are a few months old.(农民在小牛犊几个月大的时候就会让它们断奶,不再吃母牛的奶 。)