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mills

UK //mɪlz//US //mɪlz//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:factory, plant, works, manufactory, workshop

verb

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。)

同义词:grind, crush, pulverize, process, refine

常见短语

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。)