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milt
UK //mɪlt//US //mɪlt//
词源
源自古英语 milte，意为脾脏；鱼类精液的含义可能来自其与脾脏相似的柔软质地。与古高地德语 milzi、古诺尔斯语 milti同源。
noun
❶ 指雄性鱼类的精液或生殖腺，常呈乳白色，用于鱼类繁殖过程中使鱼卵受精。
“The fisherman carefully collected the milt from the salmon for artificial breeding.”
（渔民小心地从鲑鱼体内采集精液用于人工繁殖。）
“Milt is often mixed with eggs to fertilize them in fish hatcheries.”
（在鱼类孵化场，精液常与鱼卵混合使其受精。）
❶ 在非正式用法中，也可指脾脏，但这种用法较为罕见且过时。
“In old medical texts, the milt was sometimes referred to as the spleen.”
（在古老的医学文献中，milt有时被用来指代脾脏。）
“The hunter accidentally pierced the deer's milt while field dressing it.”
（猎人在野外处理鹿时意外刺穿了它的脾脏。）
同义词:fish sperm, soft roe, semen (in fish context), spleen (archaic)
verb
❶ 指雄性鱼类释放精液使鱼卵受精的行为，主要用于鱼类繁殖领域。
“The male salmon will milt when it senses the female has laid eggs.”
（当雄性鲑鱼感知雌性产卵后就会释放精液。）
“Artificial breeding requires knowing exactly when the fish are ready to milt.”
（人工繁殖需要准确掌握鱼类准备释放精液的时机。）
同义词:spawn, release sperm, fertilize
常见短语
milt sac — 指鱼类体内储存精液的囊状器官，是雄性鱼类的生殖系统组成部分。
“The researcher dissected the fish to examine its milt sac.”
（研究人员解剖鱼体以检查其精囊。）
milt fluid — 特指从鱼类精囊中流出的精液液体，含有大量精子用于受精。
“The milt fluid was carefully collected for artificial insemination.”
（精液被小心收集用于人工授精。）