Word · Frequency #15978
milking
挤奶
The act of milking an animal.
- 1.
The act by which any animal is milked.
给任何动物挤奶的行为。
给任何动物挤奶的行为。；一次的挤奶量；[化] 挤奶
In use
The morning milking starts at 5 a.m. sharp.
Each milking yields about 10 liters of fresh milk.
After the milking, the cows are led back to the barn.
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。
the milking of [plural animals]
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。
Common mistakes
I like milk in the morning.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。
There are many milkings today.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。
Connections
Collocations
- milking machine
- 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。
- milking parlor
- 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。
- hand milking
- 手工挤奶
- Hand milking requires patience and practice.手工挤奶需要耐心和练习。
- milking time
- 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。
- milking routine
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 milking /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/ 押韵的是 bilking /ˈbɪlkɪŋ/。hulking、sulking、bulking 都以 -lking 结尾，且 l 和 k 都发音，但重读元音是 /ʌ/ 而不是 /ɪ/，所以不押韵。walking、talking 虽也写成 -lking，但 l 不发音，读 /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/、/ˈtɔːkɪŋ/，与 milking 的 /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/ 只是拼写相似，发音差别很大。
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