milk

noun

/mɪlk/

[uncountable]Idioms

the white liquid produced by cows, goats and some other animals as food for their young and used as a drink by humans（牛或羊等的）奶
- a pint/litre of milk 一品脱／一升奶
- a bottle/carton of milk一瓶／一纸盒奶
- She drank a glass of cool frothy milk.她喝了一杯清凉的泡沫牛奶。
- fresh/dried/powdered milk鲜奶；奶粉
- Do you take milk in your tea?你茶里加奶吗？
- milk products (= butter, cheese, etc.)乳制品
- milk production/prices牛奶产量/价格
- I am allergic to cow's milk.我对牛奶过敏。
- (British English) full-fat/semi-skimmed/skimmed milk (= milk with none/some/most of the fat removed)全脂/半脱脂/脱脂牛奶
- (North American English) Shall I get skim milk or 2%?我要脱脂牛奶还是2%的？
see also buttermilk, condensed milk, dry milk, evaporated milk, malted milk, moose milk, powdered milk, skimmed milk
- Don't drink the milk—it's off.别喝那个牛奶－过期了。
- Dried milk keeps better than fluid milk.奶粉比液体奶容易保存。
- The milk has gone off/turned sour.牛奶已经变质/ 变酸了。
- They've stopped delivering milk in our area.他们不再往我们地区送奶了。
- a calcium-fortified milk which provides more calcium than regular milk含钙量比普通牛奶多的高钙奶
- Dairy cows produce more milk when listening to music.奶牛在听音乐的时候产奶更多。
- Why is there no milk in the fridge? 为什么冰箱里没有牛奶？
Topics Drinksa1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- curdled
- sour
- …
… of milk
- litre/liter
- pint
- bottle
- …
verb + milk
- drink
- have
- take
- …
milk + verb
- be off
- go bad
- go off
- …
milk + noun
- powder
- beverage
- drink
- …
the white liquid that is produced by women and female mammals for feeding their babies（人或哺乳动物的）奶，乳汁
- breast milk母乳
- Mammals rely on mother's milk for nutrition and immune protection.哺乳动物依靠母乳获得营养和免疫保护。
- She expressed some milk so her husband could do the night feeding.她挤了些母乳让丈夫可以在夜里喂宝宝。
see also mother’s milk
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- curdled
- sour
- …
… of milk
- litre/liter
- pint
- bottle
- …
verb + milk
- drink
- have
- take
- …
milk + verb
- be off
- go bad
- go off
- …
milk + noun
- powder
- beverage
- drink
- …
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the white juice of some plants and trees （椰子等植物的）白色汁液，乳液
- The recipe uses fresh coconut milk and lime juice.食谱使用新鲜的椰子汁和酸橙汁。
- Serve with a glass of sweet, creamy almond milk.与一杯甜的奶油杏仁牛奶一起饮用。
see also soya milk
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- curdled
- sour
- …
… of milk
- litre/liter
- pint
- bottle
- …
verb + milk
- drink
- have
- take
- …
milk + verb
- be off
- go bad
- go off
- …
milk + noun
- powder
- beverage
- drink
- …

词源Old English milc, milcian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch melk and German Milch, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mulgere and Greek amelgein ‘to milk’.

Idioms

cry over spilt milk (British English)

(US English cry over spilled milk)

to waste time worrying about something that has happened that you cannot do anything about枉为无可挽回的事忧伤；作于事无补的担忧
- 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

a place where life is pleasant and easy and people are very happy富饶的乐土；丰裕之地
- He dreamed of emigrating to Canada—the land of milk and honey.他梦想移居加拿大——牛奶和蜂蜜之乡。

the milk of human kindness

(literary) kind behaviour, considered to be natural to humans人的善良天性；恻隐之心

milk

verb

/mɪlk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they milk	/mɪlk/ /mɪlk/
he / she / it milks	/mɪlks/ /mɪlks/
past simple milked	/mɪlkt/ /mɪlkt/
past participle milked	/mɪlkt/ /mɪlkt/
-ing form milking	/ˈmɪlkɪŋ/ /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/

Idioms

milk something to take milk from a cow, goat, etc.挤奶Topics Farmingb2
(disapproving) to obtain as much money, advantage, etc. for yourself as you can from a particular situation, especially in a dishonest way趁机牟利；捞一把；捞好处
- milk A (from B) 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。
- milk B (of A) She's milked the company of a small fortune.她揩公司的油，发了一笔小财。
- 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。
- He had milked her for information.他向她打听消息。
- These large firms milk the government of subsidies.这些大公司榨取政府的补贴。

词源Old English milc, milcian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch melk and German Milch, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mulgere and Greek amelgein ‘to milk’.

Idioms

milk/suck somebody/something dry

to get from somebody/something all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually giving nothing in return榨干…的钱财；耗尽…的精力；掏尽…的信息
- By earning millions from racing and giving pennies back, the bookmakers are milking the sport dry.博彩公司通过赛马赚取数百万美元并返还便士，正在榨干这项运动。