mass noun
1- an opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young奶。
1.1
- the milk of cows (or occasionally goats or ewes) as food for humans（人用）牛奶; 山羊奶; 母羊奶：
a glass of milk.
一杯牛奶。
1.2
- the white juice of certain plants（某些植物的）乳液：
coconut milk.
椰（子）汁。
1.3
- a creamy-textured liquid with a particular ingredient or use乳剂：
cleansing milk.
洁肤乳。
with obj.
1- draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically挤（母牛等）的奶。
1.1
- no obj.(of an animal, especially a cow) produce or yield milk（动物, 尤指母牛）产奶; 出奶：
the breed does seem to milk better in harder conditions.
这个品种在更差条件下产奶量看起来确实更高。
1.2
- extract sap, venom, or other substances from从…抽取液汁（或毒液等）。
1.3
- figurative exploit or defraud (someone), typically by taking regular small amounts of money over a period of time〈喻〉（尤指一段时间内不断勒索小额钱款的方式）榨取（或骗取）（某人）的钱财：
with complement he had milked his grandmother dry of all her money.他一次次把他奶奶的钱全骗光了。
1.4
- figurative get all possible advantage from (a situation)〈喻〉充分利用：
the newspapers were milking the story for every possible drop of drama.
报界全力挖掘这题材的戏剧效果。
1.5
- figurative elicit a favourable reaction from (an audience) and prolong it for as long as possible〈喻〉迎合（观众）; 博得（观众）的好感：
he milked the crowd for every last drop of applause.
他竭力博取人群的掌声。
短语
in milk
- (of an animal, especially a cow) producing milk（尤指母牛）出奶的; 产奶的。
it's no use crying over spilt （〈北美〉亦作spilled） milk
- proverb there is no point in regretting something which has already happened and cannot be changed or reversed〈谚〉为无可挽回的事后悔无益。
milk and honey
- prosperity and abundance繁荣富足。
- [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the prosperity of the Promised Land （Exod. 3:8）.]
milk of human kindness
- care and compassion for others关爱; 恻隐之心。
- ORIGIN: with allusion to Shakespeare's Macbeth.
词源
Old 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'.