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N-UNCOUNT
(牛、羊等的)奶
Milk is the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and some other animals, which people drink and use to make butter, cheese, and yoghurt.
例句
He popped out to buy a pint of milk.
他匆匆出門(mén)去買一品脫牛奶。
...basic foods such as meat, bread and milk.
諸如肉、面包和牛奶之類的主食
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VERB
給(牛、羊)擠奶;擠…的奶
If someone milks a cow or goat, they get milk from it, using either their hands or a machine.
例句
Farm-workers milked cows by hand.
農(nóng)場(chǎng)工人用手?jǐn)D牛奶。
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N-UNCOUNT
母乳
Milk is the white liquid produced by women to feed their babies.
例句
Milk from the mother's breast is a perfect food for the human baby.
母乳是寶寶的最佳食品。
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N-MASS
(清潔皮膚或使其柔嫩的)乳液
Liquid products for cleaning your skin or making it softer are sometimes referred to as milks .
例句
...sales of cleansing milks, creams and gels.
洗面奶、潤(rùn)膚膏和啫喱的銷量
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VERB
榨取;剝削
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.
例句
A few people tried to milk the insurance companies...
一些人試圖從保險(xiǎn)公司敲一筆錢。
The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle.
為了過(guò)上奢靡的生活,這對(duì)冷漠無(wú)情的夫婦竟然貪污醫(yī)院的慈善基金。
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PHRASE
(建議、觀點(diǎn))淡而無(wú)味的,軟弱無(wú)力的,不痛不癢的
If you think that someone's suggestions or ideas are weak or sentimental, you can say that they are milk and water.
例句
Fryer dismisses the report as 'milk and water'.
弗賴爾認(rèn)為這篇報(bào)告里的觀點(diǎn)不痛不癢,不值一讀。