Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense milks, present participle milking, past tense, past participle milked
1N-UNCOUNT (牛、羊等的)奶Milk is the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and some other animals, which people drink and use to make butter, cheese, and yoghurt. (牛、羊等的)奶
He popped out to buy a pint of milk.
他匆匆出门去买一品脱牛奶。
...basic foods such as meat, bread and milk.
诸如肉、面包和牛奶之类的主食
...empty milk bottles.
空牛奶瓶
2VERB 给(牛、羊)挤奶;挤…的奶 If someone milks a cow or goat, they get milk from it, using either their hands or a machine. 给(牛、羊)挤奶;挤…的奶
Farm-workers milked cows by hand. [VERB noun]
农场工人用手挤牛奶。
SYN draw milk from, express milk from
milking
...an automatic milking machine.
自动挤奶机
The evening milking is usually done at about 7.30pm.
晚上通常在7点半左右挤奶。
3N-UNCOUNT 母乳Milk is the white liquid produced by women to feed their babies. 母乳
Milk from the mother's breast is a perfect food for the human baby.
母乳是宝宝的最佳食品。
4N-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 as milks . (清洁皮肤或使其柔嫩的)乳液
...sales of cleansing milks, creams and gels.
洗面奶、润肤膏和啫喱的销量
5VERB 榨取;剥削 If you say that someone milks something, 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. 榨取;剥削 [disapproval]
A few people tried to milk the insurance companies. [VERB noun]
一些人试图从保险公司敲一笔钱。
The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle. [VERB noun + from]
7PHRASE (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 are milk and water. (建议、观点)淡而无味的,软弱无力的,不痛不痒的 [mainly British, disapproval]