milking

英 [ˈmɪlkɪŋ]

美 [ˈmɪlkɪŋ]

n.  挤奶
v.  挤奶; 趁机牟利; 捞一把; 捞好处
milk的现在分词

现在分词：milking　复数：milkings　

化学

BNC.15978 / COCA.20464

牛津词典

noun

• 挤奶
  the process of taking milk from a cow, etc.
  1. milking machines/sheds
     挤奶机 / 棚

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (牛、羊等的)奶
  Milkis the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and some other animals, which people drink and use to make butter, cheese, and yoghurt.
  1. He popped out to buy a pint of milk.
     他匆匆出门去买一品脱牛奶。
  2. ...basic foods such as meat, bread and milk.
     诸如肉、面包和牛奶之类的主食
  3. ...empty milk bottles.
     空牛奶瓶
• VERB 给（牛、羊）挤奶；挤…的奶
  If someonemilksa cow or goat, they get milk from it, using either their hands or a machine.
  1. Farm-workers milked cows by hand.
     农场工人用手挤牛奶。
• N-UNCOUNT 母乳
  Milkis the white liquid produced by women to feed their babies.
  1. Milk from the mother's breast is a perfect food for the human baby.
     母乳是宝宝的最佳食品。
• N-MASS (清洁皮肤或使其柔嫩的)乳液
  Liquid products for cleaning your skin or making it softer are sometimes referred to asmilks.
  1. ...sales of cleansing milks, creams and gels.
     洗面奶、润肤膏和啫喱的销量
• VERB 榨取;剥削
  If you say that someonemilkssomething, 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.
  1. A few people tried to milk the insurance companies...
     一些人试图从保险公司敲一笔钱。
  2. The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle.
     为了过上奢靡的生活，这对冷漠无情的夫妇竟然贪污医院的慈善基金。
• See also:coconut milkcondensed milkevaporated milkskimmed milk
• PHRASE （建议、观点）淡而无味的，软弱无力的，不痛不痒的
  If you think that someone's suggestions or ideas are weak or sentimental, you can say that they aremilk and water.
  1. Fryer dismisses the report as 'milk and water'.
     弗赖尔认为这篇报告里的观点不痛不痒，不值一读。

双语例句

• He's just milking the company dry.
  他是要把公司榨干。
• I had to install milking equipment.
  我必须安装挤奶设备。
• I was wondering if you wouldn't mind milking Petunia for me.
  我在想你是否介意帮我挤“矮牵牛花”的奶。
• Our cows are milking well.
  我们的母牛产乳甚多。
• The farmer let out the cows after milking.
  农夫挤完牛奶以后，就把母牛放出去了。
• She is milking the cows.
  她正给奶牛挤奶。
• Is she milking the cow?
  她在挤牛奶吗？
• Entrepreneurs ploughed their money into new milking parlours, and purchased animals and milk quota to join the boom.
  企业家把他们的钱投入新的挤奶设备，购买牲口和牛奶生产配额，加入乳品业的这场繁荣。
• The farmer's morning chores included cleaning the staBles and milking the cows
  农夫早上要干的杂活包括清扫马厩和给奶牛挤奶
• Looking back now, I can explain the importance of each step of milking.
  现在看起来，我能够解释清楚挤奶的每个步骤。