单词 | milk |
释义 | milk (mɪlk ) Word forms: milks , milking , milked 1. uncountable noun A1 Milk is the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and some other animals, which people drink and use to make butter, cheese, and yoghurt. He popped out to buy a pint of milk. ...basic foods such as meat, bread and milk. ...empty milk bottles. 2. verb If someone milks a cow or goat, they get milk from it, using either their hands or a machine. Farm-workers milked cows by hand. [VERB noun] Synonyms: draw milk from, express milk from milking uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] ...an automatic milking machine. The evening milking is usually done at about 7.30pm. 3. uncountable noun A1 Milk is the white liquid produced by women to feed their babies. Milk from the mother's breast is a perfect food for the human baby. 4. variable noun Liquid products for cleaning your skin or making it softer are sometimes referred to as milks. ...sales of cleansing milks, creams and gels. 5. verb 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. [disapproval] A few people tried to milk the insurance companies. [VERB noun] The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: exploit, use, pump, squeeze 6. See also coconut milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, skimmed milk 7. milk and water phrase If you think that someone's suggestions or ideas are weak or sentimental, you can say that they are milk and water. [mainly British, disapproval] Fryer dismisses the report as 'milk and water'. Image of milk © Coprid, Shutterstock Idioms: it's no use crying over spilled milk said to mean that it is pointless to worry or be upset about something that has happened and cannot be changed But a rueful Mr Phelps reflected that, for him, `it didn't work, did it? But it's no use crying over spilt milk.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers milk and honey [literary] a situation in which you are very contented and have plenty of money The days of milk and honey are back – at least for US equity salesmen in the City. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers milk and water [mainly British] weak and ineffectual Fryer dismissed the report as milk and water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: drop of milk The built-in tilt of the inner tank ensures that even the last drop of milk will eventually flow to the outlet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A drop of milk fell on a stone of the cave, and the stone turned white. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A widow who raised goats found that her best nanny-goat returned without a drop of milk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Add the melted chocolate and whisk well, add the drops of milk so you have a smooth but not lumpy velvety chocolate icing. The Sun The two attacked each other with a milk pail and crutches and traded punches and kicks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One day he noticed a bee tree and returned from hunting early to get the wash tub and milk pail to collect the honey. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I recently spotted an old milking pail planted with nemesia and pelargoniums that looked simply stunning. Times, Sunday Times Instead of magic, the silver rose chord sequence, garnished with six harps and a particularly full-tilt celesta, offered something akin to the bright clatter of milk pails overturned. Times, Sunday Times Next, he formed objects such as milk pails, basins, cake and pie pans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Analysts suggested bosses seek a deal after the cheese and milk producer warned its dairies business was being squeezed. The Sun By the late 1970s milk producers' incomes had risen by 62 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Rarely has a set of regulations put so many companies out of business with such efficiency: the clearout will eliminate 45 per cent of the country's milk producers. Times, Sunday Times We all want cheap food, but if this carries on, we will have no quality milk producers left. The Sun Not only milk producers are finding life tough down on the farm. Times, Sunday Times Milk production was high and realisations remained very low. Times, Sunday Times Our organic milk production has exceeded all expectations, and we now employ 1,400 people across four manufacturing sites. Times, Sunday Times Farmers were limiting milk production and ensuring more pastureland per head, they said. Times,Sunday Times Milk production has increased since the cattle were introduced to the duo's music. Times, Sunday Times Wheat stocks fell first and eggs became scarce as the government prioritized milk production. The Times Literary Supplement Milk protein provides the essential amino acid tryptophan and the brain converts this into serotonin, the soothing, sleep-inducing brain chemical. Times, Sunday Times It even produces superlight, supersoft clothes from surplus milk protein. Times, Sunday Times Yet, what do you know, most are produced using casein, a milk protein. Times, Sunday Times The milk protein continues to undergo further deterioration during processing and storage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Heat exchanger surfaces can become fouled by adsorbed milk protein deposits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lorries have nozzles that supply water and possibly milk substitute but vets say young calves cannot feed properly from such systems. Times,Sunday Times You could have soya milk or something called 'oatly', an oatbased milk substitute. Times, Sunday Times Problems can be minimized by adding more enzymes to the crop milk substitute to aid proper digestion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Overfilling the crop may lead to fermentation and souring of the crop milk substitute. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For formula-fed infants, milk substitute formulas are used to provide a complete source of nutrition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I can't let my milk supply drop off. Times, Sunday Times The campaign for a safe milk supply has come full circle with the movement for raw milk. The Times Literary Supplement In fact 98 per cent of our milk supply came from outside the affected areas. Times, Sunday Times So who are the beneficiaries of this milk supply squeeze? Times, Sunday Times When the swelling in the connective tissue occurs after birth, it can negatively impact long term milk supply. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Made with organic milk, strawberries, sugar and tapioca starch, with natural flavourings and lemon juice. Times, Sunday Times Our organic milk production has exceeded all expectations, and we now employ 1,400 people across four manufacturing sites. Times, Sunday Times It has, over the past four years, transformed its menus, reducing salt content and introducing free-range eggs and organic milk. Times, Sunday Times We have seen customers buy less organic fruit and veg at the same time as sales of organic milk, eggs, steak and salmon increased. Times, Sunday Times Sales of organic milk continue to account for the highest value of any organic foodstuff. Times, Sunday Times What a choice of headlines to read as he dips fried dough sticks in his soy milk. Times, Sunday Times Whisk in enough soy milk to make a pancake-batter consistency. The Sun Now, it seems, we're all stocking up on puy lentils and quinoa, and ordering our lattes with soy milk. Times, Sunday Times Make a well in the centre of the bowl and add the oil, soy milk, yogurt, and vanilla and almond extracts. The Sun Soy milk will last up to five days in a sealed container in the fridge. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 牛奶, 挤奶 Japanese: 牛乳, 乳を搾る |
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