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单词 milk
释义 milk

milk /mɪlk/

noun [U]
1
A1 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» cow's/goat's milk» skimmed/pasteurized milk» a milk bottleThesaurus+: ↑Dairy products and eggsThesaurus+: ↑Bodily fluids and their production , ↑Urine and urinating
2
F0 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Dairy products and eggsThesaurus+: ↑Bodily fluids and their production , ↑Urine and urinating
3
F0 the white liquid produced by some plants and trees:
» coconut milkThesaurus+: ↑Parts of plants
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Extra 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.
verb [I or T] (GET MILK) ↑Verb Endings for milk
F0 to get milk from an animal: » Milking a cow by hand is a skilled process.» Some goats seem to milk (= produce milk) better than others.Thesaurus+: ↑Animal farming - general words
verb [T] DISAPPROVING (GET MONEY/INFORMATION) ↑Verb Endings for milk
F0 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.» The directors milked the company of several million pounds.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and extractingThesaurus+: ↑Advantage and disadvantage
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