milky

/ˈmɪlki/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɪlki/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmil-kē/ (ame, mw)

milky — adjective

  • milkypositive
  • milkiercomparative
  • milkiestsuperlative

1. having milk added, or made using a large amount of milk so the drink or food tas

1.形容詞B1
釋義

having milk added, or made using a large amount of milk so the drink or food tastes strongly of it

例句

Theo orders his coffee very milky with two extra shots of warm milk.

predicative: coffee is milky

The Greek yogurt felt thick and milky on Manuela's tongue.

predicative with sensory verb 'felt'

同義詞
  • creamy

    stronger dairy richness, often with cream

  • lactic

    technical / scientific; rarely used about food in everyday speech

反義詞
  • black

    of coffee or tea, served without milk

用法筆記

Common with hot drinks (coffee, tea, chai, hot chocolate) and dairy-rich foods (pudding, sauce). Distinguish from sense 2: this one is about real dairy content; sense 2 is only about color or cloudiness.

常見錯誤

❌The paint looks milky in the can.
✅The paint looks milky-white in the can.
💡use sense 2 wording when you mean appearance, not real milk content.

2. looking pale white, cloudy, or only slightly see-through, the way milk looks

2.形容詞B2
釋義

looking pale white, cloudy, or only slightly see-through, the way milk looks

例句

A milky mist hung above the rice fields outside Lien's village all morning.

attributive: milky + weather noun

Yael noticed a milky film floating on top of the cold soup.

attributive: thin pale layer on a liquid

同義詞
  • cloudy

    more common for liquids that are not clear

  • opaque

    more technical; means light cannot pass through at all

  • pearly

    for surfaces with a soft white shine, often on shells or skin

反義詞

用法筆記

Object is usually a liquid, surface, sky, or pale stone (mist, water, glass, opal, quartz). Often combines with a color word for shade (milky white, milky blue). Distinguish from sense 1: no real milk is involved; only the appearance.

常見錯誤

❌She drank a milky water from the glass.
✅She drank a glass of cloudy water.
💡'milky' for water sounds odd in everyday English; prefer 'cloudy' unless the look really resembles milk.