milk 1 S2 W3 / mɪlk / 名词

1 [不可数名词] a white liquid produced by cows or goats that is drunk by people :

a bottle of milk

Would you like some milk in your tea?

a pint of semi-skimmed milk

2 [不可数名词] a white liquid produced by female animals and women for feeding their babies :

mothers who believe that breast milk is best for their babies

The tiny fox cubs drink nothing but their mother’s milk .

3 [不可数名词] a liquid or juice produced by particular plants, especially the coconut

4 [可数和不可数名词] a thin white liquid used to clean or protect skin 同义词 lotion :

a mild facial cleansing milk

5 the milk of human kindness literary the kind and sympathetic behaviour of most ordinary people

→ evaporated milk , → cry over spilt milk at cry 1 ( 3 ) , → land of milk and honey at land 1 ( 8 )

COLLOCATIONS

动词

drink milk Drinking milk keeps your bones strong.

have/take milk (= drink milk in your tea or coffee ) Do you take milk in your coffee?

pour milk She poured some milk into a saucepan.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + milk

sour (= not fresh ) Milk turns sour very quickly in hot weather.

fresh She made me drink a glass of fresh milk.

cold I can only drink milk if it’s really cold.

hot/warm Can I have a cup of warm milk please?

pasteurized (= milk that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria ) a type of cheese made from pasteurized milk

homogenized (= milk that has had the cream mixed into the milk ) Most milk sold in stores is homogenized milk.

whole milk ( also full-fat milk British English ) (= milk that has not had any fat taken out ) The ice cream is made from whole milk.

semi-skimmed milk British English ( also low-fat milk ) (= milk that has had some of the fat taken out ) Adults should drink semi-skimmed milk rather than whole milk.

skimmed milk British English , skim milk/nonfat milk American English (= milk that has had all the fat taken out ) a bowl of cereal with skim milk

long-life milk British English (= specially treated milk that you can keep for a long time ) I’ve got a carton of long-life milk in the cupboard.

powdered milk ( also dry milk American English ) Powdered milk is useful for camping trips.

baby/formula milk (= milk in powder form for babies ) Many babies are fed formula milk.

milk + NOUN

milk bottle Put the empty milk bottles into the crates.

milk carton (= a plastic or cardboard container in which milk is sold ) containers such as milk cartons and soap powder boxes

milk jug She put the butter, jam and milk jug on the table.

milk powder hot water mixed with milk powder

短语

a glass of milk Would you like a glass of milk?

a bottle of milk I accidentally knocked over a bottle of milk.

a pint of milk I need to buy a pint of milk.