milk

/mɪlk/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

奶；牛奶；乳汁；给……挤奶；挤奶

释义与例句

n. 奶；牛奶；乳汁
the white liquid produced by female mammals to feed their young, especially cow's milk used as food
  1. Would you like milk in your tea?
    你的茶里要加牛奶吗？
  2. The baby drank her milk and quickly fell asleep.
    婴儿喝完奶后很快睡着了。
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  1. Keep the milk in the fridge so that it stays fresh.
    把牛奶放在冰箱里，以保持新鲜。
v. 给……挤奶；挤奶
to take milk from a cow, goat, or other animal
  1. The farmer milks the cows twice a day.
    这位农民每天给奶牛挤两次奶。
  2. She learned to milk a goat during her stay on the farm.
    她在农场暂住期间学会了给山羊挤奶。
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  1. The herd is milked early in the morning.
    每天一大早就有人给这群牛挤奶。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 milk 作“牛奶”时通常不可数，一杯牛奶说 a glass of milk；作动词时表示“挤奶”，milk a cow 中 cow 是宾语。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • milky 含奶的；乳白色的
    形容词，可描述饮料含奶多，也可描述颜色或外观像牛奶。
  • milkshake 奶昔
    由 milk 与 shake 构成，通常指牛奶与冰淇淋等混合打成的甜味饮品。
  • milkman 送奶工
    传统职业称谓，指把牛奶送到住户或商店的人，复数为 milkmen。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • cream 奶油；乳脂；乳霜
    milk 是乳汁或牛奶的通称；cream 是牛奶中脂肪含量较高的乳脂部分，也可指护肤乳霜。cream 比 milk 更浓稠，不能把“加牛奶的咖啡”一概说成 coffee with cream。
    She whisked the cream until it was thick. 她把奶油打发至浓稠。
常见搭配
  • a glass of milk 一杯牛奶
    He drank a glass of milk before going to bed. 他睡前喝了一杯牛奶。
  • fresh milk 鲜奶
    The dairy delivers fresh milk to the village every morning. 这家乳品厂每天早晨给村里送鲜奶。
  • milk a cow 给奶牛挤奶
    It took her several attempts to learn how to milk a cow. 她尝试了好几次才学会怎样给奶牛挤奶。