1. | (牛或羊等的)奶the white liquid produced by cows, goats and some other animals as food for their young and used as a drink by humans |
a pint/litre of milk 一品脱╱一升奶 | |
a bottle/carton of milk 一瓶╱一纸盒奶 | |
fresh/dried/powdered milk 鲜奶;奶粉 | |
Do you take milk in your tea? 你茶里加奶吗? | |
milk products(= butter, cheese, etc.) 乳制品 |
2. | (人或哺乳动物的)奶,乳汁the white liquid that is produced by women and female mammals for feeding their babies |
breast milk 母乳 |
3. | (椰子等植物的)白色汁液,乳液the white juice of some plants and trees, especially the coconut |
1. | ~ sth 挤奶to take milk from a cow, goat , etc. |
2. | 趁机牟利;捞一把;捞好处to obtain as much money, advantage, etc. for yourself as you can from a particular situation, especially in a dishonest way |
She's milked a small fortune from the company over the years. 许多年来她揩公司的油,发了一笔小财。 | |
She's milked the company of a small fortune. 她揩公司的油,发了一笔小财。 | |
I know he's had a hard time lately, but he's certainly milking it for all it's worth(= using it as an excuse to do things that people would normally object to) . 我知道他最近的日子不好过,但他却以此为借口为所欲为。 |