
好词典

源自中古英语 'mille',来自古英语 'mylen',进一步源自拉丁语 'molina'(磨坊),与 'molere'(研磨)相关。
❶ 指工厂或磨坊,特别是用于加工谷物、制造纸张或生产其他材料的工业设施。
“The old flour mills along the river have been converted into apartments.”
(河边的旧面粉厂已被改造成公寓。)
“The textile mills employed thousands of workers in the 19th century.”
(19世纪时,纺织厂雇佣了成千上万的工人。)
❶ 指用磨坊或机器研磨谷物或其他材料,使其变成粉末或更小的颗粒。
“The farmers milled their wheat into flour.”
(农民们把小麦磨成面粉。)
“This machine is used to mill coffee beans.”
(这台机器用于研磨咖啡豆。)
run of the mill — 形容普通、平凡的事物,缺乏独特性或特别之处。
“The movie was just run of the mill, nothing special.”
(这部电影很普通,没什么特别之处。)
mill around — 指人群无目的地走动或聚集,通常显得混乱或无序。
“People were milling around the entrance, waiting for the doors to open.”
(人们在入口处徘徊,等待开门。)