Word · Frequency #14691
milkmen
送奶工
milkmen is the plural of milkman.
milkman
- 1.
A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.
清晨为住户送牛奶、有时也为商家送牛奶的男子。
清晨为住户送牛奶、有时也为商家送牛奶的男子。；牛奶商；挤奶的男人
In use
The milkman arrives at our door before six every morning.
We left a note for the milkman asking for two extra bottles.
Many milkmen now use electric trucks for their deliveries.
work as a milkman
表示从事某职业时常用 work as + 冠词 + 职业名词。
He worked as a milkman for twenty years.
他当了二十年送奶工。
wait for the milkman
wait for 表示等待某人；the milkman 常用来特指固定路线的送奶工。
I waited for the milkman this morning.
我今天早上等了送奶工。
the milkman's + noun
名词所有格表示所属；milkman 的复数是 milkmen，对应所有格为 milkmen's。
The milkman's van was parked outside.
送奶工的货车停在外面。
Common mistakes
There are two milkmans in our street.There are two milkmen in our street.
milkman 的复数是不规则变化 milkmen，而不是 milkmans。以 -man 结尾的复合名词变复数时通常把 -man 改为 -men，因此这里用 milkmen。
He is milkman.He is a milkman.
milkman 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加冠词 a 或 the；中文没有冠词，学习者容易直接省略，所以应说 a milkman。
Connections
Collocations
- local milkman
- 当地送奶工
- Our local milkman knows every family on the street.我们当地的送奶工认识街上的每一户人家。
- milkman's round
- 送奶工的送奶路线
- He waved at everyone on his milkman's round every morning.他每天早晨在送奶路线上向每个人挥手致意。
- milkman's float
- 送奶工的小型送奶车
- The milkman's float is parked outside the corner shop.送奶工的送奶车停在街角商店外面。
- milkman calls
- 送奶工上门送奶
- The milkman calls at six every morning.送奶工每天早上六点上门送奶。
- milkman delivers milk
- 送奶工送牛奶
- The milkman delivers milk to our house before dawn.送奶工在天亮前把牛奶送到我们家。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：milk（牛奶）+ man（人），送奶工就是带着牛奶的男人。想象他清晨把一箱奶送到每户人家门口，两个词拼在一起就是milkman。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常口语、邻里生活、记叙文中 milkman 是中性常用词，通常指每天送牛奶到住户或商店的人，多用于日常口语和记叙文，在正式场合也可使用。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 milkmen，注意 man 变为 men。
Pronunciation & Spelling
milkman 读作 /ˈmɪlkmən/，重音在前。milk /mɪlk/ 和 silk /sɪlk/ 与它的第一音节同音（/ɪlk/）；postman /ˈpoʊstmən/、fireman /ˈfaɪərmən/、human /ˈhjuːmən/ 同它有弱读后缀 /mən/，但重音不同，不算整词押韵。注意：man /mæn/ 拼写相同但发强元音 /æ/；mild /maɪld/ 是形近异音词。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.