milking

英 [ˈmɪlkɪŋ]

美 [ˈmɪlkɪŋ]

n.  挤奶
v.  挤奶; 趁机牟利; 捞一把; 捞好处
milk的现在分词

现在分词：milking　复数：milkings　

化学

BNC.15978 / COCA.20464

牛津词典

noun

• 挤奶
  the process of taking milk from a cow, etc.
  1. milking machines/sheds
     挤奶机 / 棚

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。

双语例句

• The farmer's morning chores included cleaning the staBles and milking the cows
  农夫早上要干的杂活包括清扫马厩和给奶牛挤奶
• After going only a mile or so, they realized they had forgotten the milking stools.
  走了大约一英里，他们发现挤奶用的凳子忘记拿了。
• Entrepreneurs ploughed their money into new milking parlours, and purchased animals and milk quota to join the boom.
  企业家把他们的钱投入新的挤奶设备，购买牲口和牛奶生产配额，加入乳品业的这场繁荣。
• As the cow patents, a robotic arm cleans and connects the animal to the milking machine.
  当奶牛吃食的时候，一条机械手臂就会清理并将奶牛与挤奶机连接。
• Cows need about two to four weeks to learn to use the robotic milking systems.
  奶牛需要大约二至四周时间来学习和使用机器人挤奶系统。
• She is milking the cows.
  她正给奶牛挤奶。
• If you have cows you have to get up early to do the milking.
  在许多农场中你都能发现很多奶牛和鸡。
• The farmer let out the cows after milking.
  农夫挤完牛奶以后，就把母牛放出去了。
• My father has a cow and he gets up early to do the milking every morning.
  我的父亲养了一头奶牛，他每天早上很早起床去挤奶。
• Milking a cow by hand is a skilled process.
  用手挤母牛的奶是一项需要技能的活儿。