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the white liquid produced by cows, goats and some other animals as food for their young and used as a drink by humans (牛或羊等的)奶 a pint/litre of milk 一品脱/一升奶 a bottle/carton of milk 一瓶/一纸盒奶 She drank a glass of cool frothy milk. 她喝了一杯清凉的泡沫牛奶。 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 milk production/prices 牛奶产量/价格 I am allergic to cow's milk. 我对牛奶过敏。 - (British English)
full-fat/semi-skimmed/skimmed milk (= milk with none/some/most of the fat removed) 全脂/半脱脂/脱脂牛奶 - (North American English)
Shall I get skim milk or 2%? 我要脱脂牛奶还是2%的?
Extra ExamplesTopics Drinksa1Don't drink the milk—it's off. 别喝那个牛奶 - 过期了。 Dried milk keeps better than fluid milk. 奶粉比液体奶容易保存。 The milk has gone off/turned sour. 牛奶已经变质/ 变酸了。 They've stopped delivering milk in our area. 他们不再往我们地区送奶了。 a calcium-fortified milk which provides more calcium than regular milk 含钙量比普通牛奶多的高钙奶 Dairy cows produce more milk when listening to music. 奶牛在听音乐的时候产奶更多。 Why is there no milk in the fridge? 为什么冰箱里没有牛奶?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
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the white liquid that is produced by women and female mammals for feeding their babies (人或哺乳动物的)奶,乳汁 breast milk 母乳 Mammals rely on mother's milk for nutrition and immune protection. 哺乳动物依靠母乳获得营养和免疫保护。 She expressed some milk so her husband could do the night feeding. 她挤了些母乳让丈夫可以在夜里喂宝宝。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- curdled
- sour
- …
- litre/liter
- pint
- bottle
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- drink
- have
- take
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- be off
- go bad
- go off
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- powder
- beverage
- drink
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the white juice of some plants and trees (椰子等植物的)白色汁液,乳液 The recipe uses fresh coconut milk and lime juice. 食谱使用新鲜的椰子汁和酸橙汁。 Serve with a glass of sweet, creamy almond milk. 与一杯甜的奶油杏仁牛奶一起饮用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- curdled
- sour
- …
- litre/liter
- pint
- bottle
- …
- drink
- have
- take
- …
- be off
- go bad
- go off
- …
- powder
- beverage
- drink
- …
Word OriginOld English milc, milcian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch melk and German Milch, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mulgere and Greek amelgein ‘to milk’.
Idioms
cry over spilt milk (British English)
(US English cry over spilled milk)
the land of milk and honey
a place where life is pleasant and easy and people are very happy 富饶的乐土;丰裕之地 He dreamed of emigrating to Canada—the land of milk and honey. 他梦想移居加拿大——牛奶和蜂蜜之乡。
the milk of human kindness
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kind behaviour, considered to be natural to humans 人的善良天性;恻隐之心