
mill
词源
源自古英语 mylen,来自拉丁语 molina(磨坊),与 molere(研磨)相关。
noun
❶ 指用于研磨谷物或加工材料的机器或建筑物,通常由大型旋转装置驱动,用于生产面粉、纸张等。
“The old windmill still stands on the hill.”
(那座古老的风车依然矗立在山丘上。)
“They took the wheat to the mill to be ground into flour.”
(他们把小麦带到磨坊磨成面粉。)
❶ 指制造或加工某种产品的工厂,常用于复合词中,如 steel mill(钢厂)、lumber mill(木材厂)。
“The textile mill employs hundreds of workers.”
(这家纺织厂雇佣了数百名工人。)
“The sawmill processes logs into lumber.”
(锯木厂将原木加工成木材。)
verb
❶ 用机器研磨或加工材料,如谷物、金属等,使其变成更细小的颗粒或特定形状。
“The wheat is milled into fine flour.”
(小麦被磨成精细的面粉。)
“This machine can mill metal parts with precision.”
(这台机器可以精密加工金属零件。)
❶ 指人或动物无目的地绕圈走动,常用于描述人群或动物的混乱移动。
“The crowd began to mill around after the concert.”
(音乐会结束后人群开始四处走动。)
“Cattle were milling about in the field.”
(牛群在田野里漫无目的地走动。)
常见短语
run of the mill — 形容普通、平常或没有特色的事物,表示缺乏独特性或卓越品质。
“It's just a run of the mill restaurant, nothing special.”
(这只是家普通的餐厅,没什么特别的。)
put through the mill — 指使某人经历艰难或严苛的考验,通常用于形容接受严格训练或经历困难处境。
“The new recruits were put through the mill during basic training.”
(新兵在基础训练期间经历了严苛的考验。)