| [/mɪlk; mɪlk/] n [U] 用法:
1 white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young, esp that of cows, goats, etc drunk by human beings and made into butter and cheese 奶; 乳; （尤指）牛奶, 羊奶:
milk fresh from the cow 鲜牛奶 *
skimmed milk 脱脂牛乳 *
dried/powdered milk 奶粉 *
[attrib 作定语] milk products, eg butter, cheese, yoghurt 乳制品 *
a milk bottle 牛奶瓶. 用法:
2 milk-like juice of some plants and trees, eg that found inside a coconut （某些植物的乳状）汁液（如椰子汁）. 用法:
3 milk-like preparation made from herbs, drugs, etc 乳状制剂. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) cry over spilt milk => cry1. ,milk and `water (derog 贬) feeble or sentimental talk, ideas, etc 无益的或伤感的话、 想法等:
His speech was nothing but milk and water. 他的讲话平淡无奇毫无意义. *
[attrib 作定语] I found it a disappointing thriller very milk-and-water stuff. 我认为这部惊险小说令人失望--简直味同嚼蜡. the milk of human `kindness the kindness that should be natural to human beings 人类的善良天性. milk 2
[/mɪlk; mɪlk/] v 用法:
1 [I, Tn] draw milk from (a cow, goat, etc) 挤（牛、 羊等的）奶:
The farmer hasn't finished milking. 那农夫还未挤完奶. 用法:
2 [I] yield milk 产奶:
The cows are milking well, ie giving large quantities of milk. 那些牛产奶很多. 用法:
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ A (of B)/~ B (from A) (a) draw (juice) from (a plant or tree) 抽取（植物）的汁液:
milk a tree of its sap 取树的汁液 *
milk the sap from a tree 从树中取汁液.
(b) draw (venom) from (a snake) 取（蛇）的毒液. 用法:
4 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (of sth); ~ sth (out of/from sb/sth) (fig 比喻) extract (money, information, etc) dishonestly from (a person or an institution) 从（某人或某机构处）骗取（钱财、 情报等）:
milking the Welfare State (of money, resources, etc) 骗取福利国家（的钱、 资源等） *
His illegal deals were steadily milking the profits from the business. 他在搞非法交易不断榨取公司的利润. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) milk/suck sb/sth dry => dry1. |