milked
past simple and past participle ofmilk
| 单词 | milked |
| 释义 | milked past simple and past participle ofmilk milk verb uk/mɪlk/us/mɪlk/milkverb(GET MILK)[IorT] to get milk from ananimal: Milking acowbyhandis askilledprocess. Somegoatsseemto milk(=producemilk)betterthanothers. Animal farming - general words
milkverb(GET MONEY/INFORMATION)[T]disapproving to get as muchmoneyorinformationout of someone or something aspossible, often in anunfairordishonestway: [+ obj + adj]Thenewspapersmilked thestorydry. Thedirectorsmilked thecompanyofseveral milliondollars. Removing and extracting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Advantage and disadvantage Examplesofmilkedmilked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This is a potent combination for ridicule, and it ismilkedremorselessly. From theCambridge English Corpus In swab experiment 1, liners were swabbed in duplicate after infected quarters had beenmilked. From theCambridge English Corpus In the evening the herds returned to bemilked. From theCambridge English Corpus Low-yielding dams aremilkedless often and, when milk is abundant, poorly yielding dams are notmilkedat all. From theCambridge English Corpus Ewes aremilkedafter lambs have been weaned at two-to-three months of age. From theCambridge English Corpus One cannot help feeling that the country house is simply a place to bemilkedfor the book they are writing. From theCambridge English Corpus The assistant maintains the compression as the suture material ismilkedthrough to ensure uniform tension and no slippage. From theCambridge English Corpus Towards the end of the lactation, all four teats aremilkedmanually and the calf only empties the udder after milking. From theCambridge English Corpus Theymilkedcattle (and sometimes smallstock) in the morning and evening and controlled the distribution of milk to household members and visitors. From theCambridge English Corpus Animals weremilkedtwice a day. From theCambridge English Corpus Each larva was onlymilkedonce. From theCambridge English Corpus The local authorities do not want to bemilked, and they do not want to have their hen-roosts robbed and to suffer in these directions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was stylish for the time and every cubic centimetre wasmilkedfor its potential use. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That amount is minuscule compared with the money beingmilkedoff by certain sections of the meat trade as the meat crosses the borders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You will have to reconcile the differences between net contributors and net recipients, between those afraid of beingmilkedand those afraid of being short-changed. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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