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do the milking
固定搭配，指完成挤奶这项工作。
She does the milking every morning.
她每天早上挤奶。
挤奶
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
挤奶
The act of milking an animal.
She does the milking every morning.
她每天早上挤奶。
给任何动物挤奶的行为。
The act by which any animal is milked.
The morning milking starts at 5 a.m. sharp.
早晨的挤奶在早上5点准时开始。
Each milking yields about 10 liters of fresh milk.
每次挤奶产出大约10升新鲜牛奶。
After the milking, the cows are led back to the barn.
挤奶结束后，奶牛被带回牛棚。
固定搭配，指完成挤奶这项工作。
She does the milking every morning.
她每天早上挤奶。
强调动作的对象，常用于正式或说明性文本。
The milking of cows is done twice a day.
每天挤两次牛奶。
Not this
I like milk in the morning.
Use this
I like milking in the morning.
Milk（牛奶）指的是液体，而milking（挤奶）指的是动作或过程。中文中常将两者混淆。这里表达喜欢的是挤奶这个活动，因此应用milking。
Not this
There are many milkings today.
Use this
There is a lot of milking today.
表示在一般意义上挤奶这一活动时，milking 是不可数名词，不能加复数。虽然词典列出了复数形式，但仅在指代具体的多次挤奶事件时才可使用。在此处，应为不可数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
挤奶机
The farmer cleaned the milking machine after each use.
每次使用后，农场主都会清洗挤奶机。
挤奶厅
The cows were led into the milking parlor twice a day.
奶牛每天被带进挤奶厅两次。
手工挤奶
Hand milking requires patience and practice.
手工挤奶需要耐心和练习。
挤奶时间
At milking time, the goats wait by the gate.
到了挤奶时间，山羊会在门口等候。
挤奶流程
A consistent milking routine helps keep the herd calm.
一致的挤奶流程有助于让牛群保持安静。
充分利用机会；趁机捞好处
He's really milking it since he won the award.
他自获奖以来一直在充分利用这个机会。
故意拖延时间（尤指为拿工资或不干活）
Stop milking the clock and finish your report.
别故意磨蹭了，快写完你的报告。
榨干某人的钱财或资源
The con artist was milking the old man dry.
那个骗子把老人的钱榨干了。
Use milking naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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milking = milk（牛奶）+ ing，画面是正在把奶挤出来的动作，记住“牛奶进行时”就是挤奶。
语域：neutral 常见场景：dairy farming、animal husbandry、milking parlour 该词是名词，指给动物挤奶的行为，通常用于农业或乳品业等实际场景，在一般正式或中性叙述中都比较常见。
可数名词，通常指一次挤奶的量或挤奶的动作；复数形式表示多次挤奶。
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