milk的基本意思是“牛奶”,也可指任何动物的“乳”,是不可数名词。
mother' milk意思是“母乳,生来爱好的东西”。
milk用作动词的意思是“产奶”“挤奶”,引申表示为“榨取(金钱、情报)”“勒索”“利用…而自肥”等。
milk既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
Their aim will be to produce as much milk as possible.
他们的目标是尽可能提高牛奶产量。
The tea was sweetened with a hoarded tin of condensed milk.
用贮藏的一罐炼乳为茶添加了甜味。
Many people dunk their foods in coffee, tea or milk.
很多人在咖啡、茶或牛奶里蘸东西吃。
Sheep's milk is produced in much the same way as goat's milk.
绵羊奶和山羊奶的生产过程差不多。