milk /mɪlk/ CET4 TEM4 ( milking, milked, milks )

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Milk is the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and some other animals, which people drink and use to make butter, cheese, and yoghurt. 奶

  例：

  He stepped out to buy a quart of milk.

  他出去买了一夸脱奶。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone milks a cow or goat, they get milk from it, using either their hands or a machine. 给…挤奶

  例：

  Farm workers milked cows by hand.

  农场工人们手工给奶牛挤奶。

• 3. 

  N-UNCOUNT Milk is the white liquid produced by women to feed their babies. 母乳

  例：

  Milk from the mother's breast is a perfect food for the human baby.

  母乳是婴儿的最佳食物。

• 4. 

  N-MASS Liquid products for cleaning your skin or making it softer are sometimes referred to as milks. 乳剂

  例：

  Sales of cleansing milks, creams, and gels have doubled over the past decade.

  在过去10年中，洁面乳、面霜以及发胶的销售已经增长了一倍。

• 5. 

  V-T 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 [表不满]

  例：

  A few people tried to milk the insurance companies.

  有些人试图榨取保险公司的钱。

• 6. 

  → see also skim milk