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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。
送奶工
milkmen — plural of milkman
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
送奶工
milkman
He worked as a milkman for twenty years.
他当了二十年送奶工。
清晨为住户送牛奶、有时也为商家送牛奶的男子。
A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.
The milkman arrives at our door before six every morning.
送奶工每天早上六点前来到我们家门口。
We left a note for the milkman asking for two extra bottles.
我们给送奶工留了张字条，要多两瓶。
Many milkmen now use electric trucks for their deliveries.
现在许多送奶工用电动卡车送奶。
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 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。
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。
Not this
There are two milkmans in our street.
Use this
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。
Not this
He is milkman.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
送奶工来了，又带着微笑离开。
This lyric about the milkman is from the Beatles' 1967 song 'Penny Lane', which paints a nostalgic picture of everyday life on a street in Liverpool.
这句关于送奶工的歌词出自披头士乐队1967年的歌曲《Penny Lane》，歌曲描绘了利物浦一条街道上日常生活的怀旧画面。
我是人性善良的送奶工，我会多留一品脱牛奶。
In this chorus, Billy Bragg uses the milkman as a symbol of a caring, reliable person; his 1983 song plays on Shakespeare's phrase 'the milk of human kindness'.
在这段副歌中，比利·布拉格用送奶工来象征体贴可靠的人；他1983年的这首歌化用了莎士比亚的短语“the milk of human kindness”（人性的善良）。
Use milkmen naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
复数形式为 milkmen，注意 man 变为 men。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.