milking

noun

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

1. N-UNCOUNT (牛、羊等的)奶
   Milk is 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
2. VERB 给（牛、羊）挤奶；挤…的奶
   If someone milks a 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。
3. N-UNCOUNT 母乳
   Milk is 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。
4. 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 as milks .
   1. ...sales of cleansing milks, creams and gels.
      洗面奶、润肤膏和啫喱的销量
5. VERB 榨取;剥削
   If you say that someone milks something, 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。
6. See also: coconut milk condensed milk evaporated milk skimmed milk
7. 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 are milk 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。

1. He's just milking the company dry.
   他是要把公司榨干。
2. She is milking the cows.
   她正给奶牛挤奶。
3. 'I'll begin milking now, to get my hand in,' said Tess.
   现在我就开始挤牛奶吧，好让我熟练熟练，苔丝说。
4. Under the banyan tree you were milking the cow with your hands, tender and fresh as butter.
   在榕树下你用乳油般柔嫩的手挤着牛奶。
5. Milking cows and raising porks.
   挤个奶，扛个猪肉什么的。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Milking, formerly a manual operation, is now done by machine.
   先前挤奶是用手操作的，现在则是用机器。
9. I had to install milking equipment.
   我必须安装挤奶设备。
10. As the cow patents, a robotic arm cleans and connects the animal to the milking machine.
    当奶牛吃食的时候，一条机械手臂就会清理并将奶牛与挤奶机连接。
11. Yaks ( Bos grunniens) distributed in and around Hongyuan County have a good milk performance and milking characteristics.
    分布于红原及其毗邻地区的牦牛具有较优良的产奶性能和乳质特性。
12. 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。
13. If you have cows you have to get up early to do the milking.
    在许多农场中你都能发现很多奶牛和鸡。
14. At milking stations in Nantongyi, recent government inspections have also found high levels of antibiotic residues.
    在南通一村的奶站，政府检测机构还发现了高含量的抗生素残留。
15. The cows will be in for milking soon.
    奶牛一会儿就赶回来等待挤奶。
16. Cows need about two to four weeks to learn to use the robotic milking systems.
    奶牛需要大约二至四周时间来学习和使用机器人挤奶系统。
17. I had tried my hand at milking years ago, when I was about eighteen.
    多年前当我大约18岁的时候，我曾尝试过挤奶工作。
18. Is she milking the cow?
    她在挤牛奶吗？
19. After going only a mile or so, they realized they had forgotten the milking stools.
    走了大约一英里，他们发现挤奶用的凳子忘记拿了。
20. My father has a cow and he gets up early to do the milking every morning.
    我的父亲养了一头奶牛，他每天早上很早起床去挤奶。
21. 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
22. The milking parlour has the important influence to raw milk's quality.
    挤奶设备和挤奶厅的卫生对原料乳的质量有着重要的影响。
23. Our cows are milking well.
    我们的母牛产乳甚多。
24. The scientist invented a new contrivance for milking cows.
    科学家发明了一种新挤奶器。
25. I ran off to help the boy who worked the milking machine.
    我跑去帮助那个用挤奶器挤奶的男孩。
26. The farmer rounded up the cows for milking.
    农夫将奶牛圈在一处挤奶。
27. The farmer let out the cows after milking.
    农夫挤完牛奶以后，就把母牛放出去了。
28. Milking a cow by hand is a skilled process.
    用手挤母牛的奶是一项需要技能的活儿。