mili-tary Off /'milatri; NAmE -teri/ adj., noun

■                  adj. [usually before noun] connected with soldiers or the

armed forces军事的；军队的；武装的：military training/intelligence ^iJI|;军事情报◊ a miiitary coup 军事政变◊ m沿tary um/orm 军服◊ We may have to tafce miZi’ta/y action.我可能不得不采取军事行动。_ com­pare civilian ► mili.tar.ily ac/v.: a militarily superior country    〇 We may have to intervene militarily

in the area.我们可能只好对这一地区进行军事干涉。

■                  noun the military [sing.+sing./pl. v.] soldiers; the armed forces 军人；军队；军方：The miHta/ywas/werecaHed in to deai with the riot.已调来军队平息暴乱。

military 'band noun ia large group of soldiers who play wind instruments and drums, sometimes while marching 军乐队一compare concert band military po'lice noun {abbr. MP) (often the military police) [pi.] the police force which is responsible for the army, navy, etc.宪兵

military 'service noun [u] 1 a period during which young people train in the armed forces 兵投：• to be caZted up/or military service 被征召服兵役◊ S/ie has to do her mfiftary service.她必须服兵役。2 the time sg spends in the armed forces 服役期：He’s completed 3” years 〇/active mf〖itary_serWce.他已经服完 30 年的现役。 mili-tate /'militeit/ verb iskukVi militate against sth (formal) to prevent sth; to make it difficult for sth to happen or exist防止，阻碍（棠事的发生或存在rhe supervisors presence militated against a relaxed atmos- phere•监管的出现驱散了松懈的气氛。BEEl hinder mili-tia /ma'lija/ /»ow/? [sing.+sing./pl. v.] a group of people who are not professional soldiers but who have had military training and can act as an army 民兵组织；国

mili-tia-man /ma'lijaman/ noun {pi. -men /-man/) a member of a militia民兵；国民卫队队员 milk 〇« /milk/ noun, verb

m noun [U] 1 the white liquid produced by cows, goats and some other animals as food for their young and used as a drink by humans (牛或羊等的）奶：a pint/ litre o/mfWc — 品脱 / 一升奶 〇a botrte/carton o/mf He -瓶 / 一 纸盒奶◊ Jfresfi/dried/powdered mflfc 鲜奶；奶 粉◊ Do you take mfWc m your tea?你茶里加奶吗？ ◊ miZfc products (= butter, cAeese，etc.)乳制品一see also

BUTTERMILK, CONDENSED MILK, EVAPORATED MILK,

malted milk, skimmed milk 2 the white liquid that is produced by women and female mammals for feeding their babies (人或哺乳动物的）奶，乳汁：bmwt mfHc 母乳 3 the white juice of some plants and trees, espe­cially the coconut (椰子等植物的） 白色汁液 ，乳液 —picture o page Ri8 — see also soya milk IRTil the milk of human 'kindness (literary) kind behaviour, considered to be natural to humans 人的善良天性；恻 隐之心 _ more at cry v., land n.

■                  verfc [VN] 1 to take mil& from a cow, goat, etc.挤奶 2 ~ A (of B) | ~ B (from A) {disapproving) to obtain as much money, advantage, etc. for yourself as you can from a particular situation, especially in a dishonest way趁机牟利；捞一把；捞好处：She’s mdfced a smaH /ortune_/h)rn the company over the years.许多年来她措 公司的兩，发了一笔小财。◊ She’s mfZfced the company o/asmaH/ortime.她揩公司的油，发了一笔小财。◊ I know he's had a hard time lately, but hers certainly milking it for all ifs worth (= using it as an excuse to do things that people would normally object to).我知 道他最近的日子不好过，但他却以此为借口为所欲为。 HTTHI see dry adj.

milk chocolate noun [u] light brown chocolate made with milk 牛奶巧克力一compare dark chocolate milk float noun (Br£) a small electric vehicle used for deliveting milk to people’s houses (电动）送奶车， milk-ing /'milkii]/ noun [U] the process of taking milk from a cow, etc.挤奶：milking machines/sheds l[L/棚

milk-maid /'milkmeid/ noun (in the past) a woman whose job was to take milk from cows and make butter and cheese (旧时的）挤奶女工

| t273         millenarian

milk.man /’milkmMi/ /iow/7 (p/. -men /-man/) (especially in Britain) a person whose job is to deliver milk to customers each morning (.尤指英国的.）送奶人 ,Milk of Mag'nesia™ noun [u] (6r£) a white liquid that is used to help with indigestion 镁乳，氧化镁氣剂（'用 以医治消化不良）

milk powder (also powdered milk) (both 8r£) {US ,dry 'milk) noun [U] dried milk in the form of a powder

$粉

,milk 'pudding noun [U, C] a pudding ( = sweet dish) made with milk and rice, or with milk and another g^ain牛奶布丁

,milk 'punch noun [U, C] an alcoholic drink made by mixing milk with strong alcoholic drinks 牛奶宾治洁

(用牛奶和烈性酒调合而成>

'milk round noun 1 (in Britain) the job of going from house to house regularly, delivering milk; the route taken by sb doing this job (英国）挨家送奶的工作；送 奶路线 2 (also the mi丨k round) (in Britain) a series of visits that large companies make each year to colleges and universities, to talk to students who are interested in working for them (英国各大公司每年对高等院校进 $的）巡回招聘

'milk run noun {informal) 1 [C] {especially Br£) a regular journey that is easy and in which nothing unusual happens, especially one by plane 轻松的例行旅程；（尤 指）无风险的例行飞行 2： the milk run [singj  a

plane or train journey with stops in many places 沿途 多处停靠的飞行（或灭车旅程> :We took t/ie miHc run bacfc home.我们回家途中多次停留。 milk-shake /'milkXeik/ (also shake) noun a drink made of milk, and sometimes ice cream, with an added flavour of fruit or chocolate, which is mixed or shaken until it is full of bubbles奶昔（将牛奶或冰激凌，以及水 果或巧克力味的香料混合或搅拌至起泡的饮料）：a banana miWcshafce香蕉味奶昔 milk-sop /'milksop; NAmE -sa:p/ noun {disapproving, old-fashioned) a man or boy who is not brave or strong 1f弱的男子（或男孩）；弱不禁风的男子（或男孩）

'milk tooth (fir£) (also 'baby tooth NAmE, Br£) noun any of the first set of teeth in young children that drop out and are replaced by others 乳齿；乳牙 milky /'milki/ adj. 1 made of milk; containing a lot of milk也制的；含奶多的；奶的：a hot miHcy drin/c热奶 饮料◊ mil办tea/cojgfee奶茶；牛奶咖啡2 like milk像 奶的；如奶癡的：mfHcy (= not clear) Wue eyes浑浊不痦 的蓝眼睛◊ miHty (= white) sfcin乳白色的皮故 the ,Milky 'Way nown [sing.] = galaxy⑵. mill /mil/ noun, verb

m noun 1 a building fitted with machinery for grinding grain into flour 磨坊；面粉厂十-see also watermill, windmill(I) 2 (often in compounds 常构成复合词）a factory that produces a particular type of material X 厂；‘[造厂：a cotton/cloth/steel/paper mill 纱 f 纺织 / 钢/造纸厂◊ mfH owners/worfcers工厂主；.工人一see also ROLLING MILL, SAWMILL O note at FACTORY

3 (often in compounds 常构成复合词).a small machine for crushing or grinding a solid substance into powder 磨粉机；磨面机：a pepper miH胡椒研磨机一see also RUN-OF-THE-MILL, TREADMILL IT»!7il gO through the 'mill | put sb through the mill to have or make sb have a difficult time使陷于困境；与某人为难一more at GRIST

■ verb [VN] [often passive] to crush or grind sth in a mill (用磨粉机）碾碎，磨成粉mnro .mill a round (BrE also .mill a'bout) (especially of a large group of people 尤指一大群人）to move around an area without seeming to be going anywhere in particular 闲逛；转悠：Fans were miHing around outside the ZioteZ.追星族在酒店外徘 徊0 — see also milling

mil.len.ar.ian /.mili'nearian; NAmE -'ner-/ noun a member of a religious group which believes in a future age of happiness and peace when Christ will return to Earth千禧年信徒（笃信未来基督再临地球时会出现 太平盛世）► miMen-ar-ian adj. mil-len-ar-ian-ism /-'neariamzam; NAmE -'ner-/ noun [U]