milking
present participle ofmilk
| 单词 | milking |
| 释义 | milking present 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 Examplesofmilkingmilking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Where ranching predominates, wetlands provide choice dry-season pastures; corrals andmilkingsheds often perch on the islands. From theCambridge English Corpus The cattle and calves were housed in sheds and pens in adjacent buildings to themilkingparlour or across the farmyard. From theCambridge English Corpus These hoses were used for cleaningmilkingequipment and washing down themilkingarea. From theCambridge English Corpus For eachmilking, the milk samples were collected separately and a suitable proportionate aliquot mixed. From theCambridge English Corpus The women in the field study were mainly engaged inmilking, butter-making and animal care, in addition to housework. From theCambridge English Corpus Estimated genetic and phenotypic correlations betweenmilkingspeed and dairy traits were low, positive for yields and negative for contents. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of the redundant cattle enclosures were transformed into sheepfolds partly formilking, but probably mainly to shelter flocks during the night or bad weather. From theCambridge English Corpus Milkingtime depends on many environmental conditions (milkingparlour,milkingmachine parameters) and also on the ability of animals formilking. From theCambridge English Corpus The third group, mated to highmilkingspeed females, gave daughters with either low or highmilkingspeed. From theCambridge English Corpus Record companiesmilkingback catalogues for the cinema screen was highly evident. From theCambridge English Corpus These observations were coherent with the segregation of a biallelic major gene, with a favourable and recessive allele increasingmilkingspeed. From theCambridge English Corpus However, goodmilkinghygiene and properly workingmilkingmachines probably reduce the degree of faecal contamination of raw milk. From theCambridge English Corpus These liners were subsequently found to fit poorly, and air drained into the milk duringmilking. From theCambridge English Corpus Beforemilkingstarted, designated teat cup liners were swabbed to check cleanliness. From theCambridge English Corpus Milk partitioning and flow rate during machinemilkingaccording to parity, prolificacy and mode of suckling. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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