milk
noun [ U ] uk/mɪlk/ us/mɪlk/
A1 奶;牛奶;羊奶
the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and sheep and used by humans as a drink or for making butter, cheese, etc.
a glass/carton of milk 一杯／盒牛奶
cow's/goat's milk 牛／羊奶
skimmed/pasteurized milk 脱脂／经高温杀菌的牛奶
a milk bottle 奶瓶
（女性及雌性哺乳动物的）奶，乳汁
the white liquid produced by women and other female mammals as food for their young
Breast/Mother's milk is the best nourishment for a baby. 母乳是婴儿最好的营养品。
（植物的）乳液，白色汁液
the white liquid produced by some plants and trees
coconut milk 椰汁
- More examples
- Do you take milk in your tea?
- Don't use up all the milk, we need some for breakfast.
- Add two cupfuls of milk to the mixture.
- Don't forget to put the milk back in the fridge.
- Antibodies from the mother's milk line the baby's intestines and prevent infection.
Idiom
the milk of human kindnessidiom 人类的恻隐之心;人类的善良天性
good, kind qualities
She's full of the milk of human kindness. 她天性仁慈善良。
milk
verb uk/mɪlk/ us/mɪlk/
(GET MILK)
[ I or T ]挤…的奶；挤（奶）
to get milk from an animal
Milking a cow by hand is a skilled process. 手工挤牛奶是一项技术活。
Some goats seem to milk (= produce milk) better than others. 有些山羊似乎比其他羊更容易产奶。
(GET MONEY/INFORMATION)
[ T ] disapproving榨取，勒索
to get as much money or information out of someone or something as possible, often in an unfair or dishonest way
[ + obj + adj ] The newspapers milked the story dry. 报纸拿这个故事做尽了文章。
The directors milked the company of several million dollars. 几个董事榨取了公司数百万英镑的钱财。