milk

英 [mɪlk]

美 [mɪlk]

n.  (牛或羊等的)奶; (人或哺乳动物的)奶，乳汁; (椰子等植物的)白色汁液，乳液
v.  挤奶; 趁机牟利; 捞一把; 捞好处

过去分词：milked　现在分词：milking　复数：milks　过去式：milked　第三人称单数：milks　

中考高考IELTSGRECET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1881 / COCA.2033

习惯用语

n.

the milk of human kindness
• 人的善良天性；恻隐之心
  kind behaviour, considered to be natural to humans
cry over spilt milk
• 枉为无可挽回的事忧伤；作于事无补的担忧
  to waste time worrying about sth that has happened that you cannot do anything about
• As the saying goes ─ it's no use crying over spilt milk .
  常言道：覆水难收，后悔也于事无补。
the land of milk and honey
• 富饶的乐土；丰裕之地
  a place where life is pleasant and easy and people are very happy

v.

milk/suck sb/sth dry
• 榨干…的钱财；耗尽…的精力；掏尽…的信息
  to get from sb/sth all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually giving nothing in return

牛津词典

noun

• （牛或羊等的）奶
  the white liquid produced by cows, goats and some other animals as food for their young and used as a drink by humans
  1. a pint/litre of milk
     一品脱 / 一升奶
  2. a bottle/carton of milk
     一瓶 / 一纸盒奶
  3. fresh/dried/powdered milk
     鲜奶；奶粉
  4. Do you take milk in your tea?
     你茶里加奶吗？
  5. milk products (= butter, cheese, etc.)
     乳制品
• （人或哺乳动物的）奶，乳汁
  the white liquid that is produced by women and female mammals for feeding their babies
  1. breast milk
     母乳
• （椰子等植物的）白色汁液，乳液
  the white juice of some plants and trees, especially the coconut

verb

• 挤奶
  to take milk from a cow, goat , etc.
• 趁机牟利；捞一把；捞好处
  to obtain as much money, advantage, etc. for yourself as you can from a particular situation, especially in a dishonest way
  1. She's milked a small fortune from the company over the years.
     许多年来她揩公司的油，发了一笔小财。
  2. She's milked the company of a small fortune.
     她揩公司的油，发了一笔小财。
  3. I know he's had a hard time lately, but he's certainly milking it for all it's worth (= using it as an excuse to do things that people would normally object to) .
     我知道他最近的日子不好过，但他却以此为借口为所欲为。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (牛、羊等的)奶
  Milkis the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and some other animals, which people drink and use to make butter, cheese, and yoghurt.
  1. He popped out to buy a pint of milk.
     他匆匆出门去买一品脱牛奶。
  2. ...basic foods such as meat, bread and milk.
     诸如肉、面包和牛奶之类的主食
  3. ...empty milk bottles.
     空牛奶瓶
• VERB 给（牛、羊）挤奶；挤…的奶
  If someonemilksa cow or goat, they get milk from it, using either their hands or a machine.
  1. Farm-workers milked cows by hand.
     农场工人用手挤牛奶。
• N-UNCOUNT 母乳
  Milkis the white liquid produced by women to feed their babies.
  1. Milk from the mother's breast is a perfect food for the human baby.
     母乳是宝宝的最佳食品。
• N-MASS (清洁皮肤或使其柔嫩的)乳液
  Liquid products for cleaning your skin or making it softer are sometimes referred to asmilks.
  1. ...sales of cleansing milks, creams and gels.
     洗面奶、润肤膏和啫喱的销量
• VERB 榨取;剥削
  If you say that someonemilkssomething, you mean that they get as much benefit or profit as they can from it, without caring about the effects this has on other people.
  1. A few people tried to milk the insurance companies...
     一些人试图从保险公司敲一笔钱。
  2. The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle.
     为了过上奢靡的生活，这对冷漠无情的夫妇竟然贪污医院的慈善基金。
• See also:coconut milkcondensed milkevaporated milkskimmed milk
• PHRASE （建议、观点）淡而无味的，软弱无力的，不痛不痒的
  If you think that someone's suggestions or ideas are weak or sentimental, you can say that they aremilk and water.
  1. Fryer dismisses the report as 'milk and water'.
     弗赖尔认为这篇报告里的观点不痛不痒，不值一读。

英英释义

noun

• produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
• a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
• any of several nutritive milklike liquids

verb

• take milk from female mammals
  1. Cows need to be milked every morning
• add milk to
  1. milk the tea
• exploit as much as possible
  1. I am milking this for all it's worth

双语例句

• There are only two tins of powdered milk left.
  就剩下两听奶粉了。
• Mix flour and milk to the right consistency.
  请把面粉和牛奶调到适当的稠度。
• Sheep's milk is produced in much the same way as goat's milk.
  绵羊奶和山羊奶的生产过程差不多。
• Soya milk can cause allergic reactions in some children.
  有些孩子会对豆浆过敏。
• Farm-workers milked cows by hand.
  农场工人用手挤牛奶。
• I added a little milk to mix the dough to the right consistency.
  我加了一点儿牛奶，好让面团稠度适中。
• I can't find the sugar — and we're out of milk.
  我找不到糖——而且我们也没牛奶了。
• Coconut milk has little nutritive value.
  椰子汁没什么营养价值。
• The milk has been adulterated with water.
  牛奶里对水了。
• He popped out to buy a pint of milk.
  他匆匆出门去买一品脱牛奶。