To wrap a baby up tightly in a cloth, with its arms held gently against its body, so that it stays warm and feels safe. This is a specific, practical word, not just 'to wrap'.

To wrap a baby up tightly in a cloth把嬰兒用布緊緊包起來 with its arms held gently against its body讓它的手臂輕輕貼著身體固定住 so that it stays warm and feels safe這樣它就能保暖感覺安心 This is a specific, practical word這是個很具體實用的詞 not just to wrap不只是包而已

The point of swaddling is the tightness: a newborn's arms jerk on their own while it sleeps and wake it up, so holding the arms in helps the baby sleep. Nurses in hospitals do it, and new parents are often taught how.

The point of swaddling is the tightness包巾的重點在包緊 a newborn's arms jerk on their own while it sleeps新生兒睡覺時手臂會不自主地抽動 and wake it up還會把自己嚇醒 so holding the arms in helps the baby sleep所以把手臂固定住能幫助寶寶睡得好 Nurses in hospitals醫院裡的護士 do it會這樣做 and new parents are often taught how新手爸媽通常也會被教怎麼做

The cloth itself is a swaddle or a swaddling blanket, and you will see 'swaddle' used as a noun in baby shops for the ready-made kind with velcro. In older English, especially in the Christmas story people hear read aloud, you meet 'swaddling clothes' — the strips of cloth a baby was wound in long ago.

The cloth itself is a swaddle or a swaddling blanket那塊布本身就叫swaddle或swaddling blanket也就是包巾 and you will see swaddle used as a noun你會看到swaddle被當名詞用 in baby shops在嬰兒用品店裡 for the ready-made kind with velcro指那種附魔鬼氈的現成包巾 In older English在較舊式的英文裡 especially in the Christmas story people hear read aloud尤其是大家聽人朗讀的聖誕故事裡 you meet swaddling clothes你會碰到swaddling clothes也就是蓋在身上的布條 the strips of cloth a baby was wound in long ago也就是古時候用來裹嬰兒的布條

Outside babies, writers sometimes use it for anything wrapped up tight and close — 'swaddled in scarves' — and that is a warm, gentle picture.

Outside babies離開嬰兒的範圍 writers sometimes use it作家有時候會用它 for anything wrapped up tight and close來指任何裹得緊緊貼身的東西 swaddled in scarves像swaddled in scarves也就是被圍巾裹著 and that is a warm, gentle picture那是個溫暖輕柔的畫面

Though actually, doctors now argue about it: wrapped too tight around the legs it can harm a baby's hips, and a swaddled baby must be put on its back. So it is taught more carefully than it used to be.

Though actually不過其實 doctors now argue about it現在醫生對這件事有爭議 wrapped too tight around the legs如果腿部包得太緊 it can harm a baby's hips可能傷害寶寶的髖關節 and a swaddled baby must be put on its back而且包好的寶寶睡覺一定要仰睡 So it is taught more carefully than it used to be所以現在教這件事都比以前更小心