词汇 | mill |
释义 | mill (verb) mill mill 8 ENTRIES FOUND: mill (noun) mill (verb) mill run-of-the-mill (adjective) water mill (noun) grist (noun) mil (noun) rumor (noun) 1 mill /ˈmɪl/ noun plural mills 1 mill /ˈmɪl/ noun plural mills Learner's definition of MILL [count] 1 a : a building with machinery for grinding grain into flour磨坊;面粉厂 b : a machine for grinding grain磨面机 2 : a small machine for grinding or crushing pepper, coffee, etc.(胡椒、咖啡等的)磨粉机,研磨器 a food/pepper mill食物/胡椒研磨器 3 : a building in which a particular product is made : factory工厂;制造厂 a paper/cotton/textile/lumber/steel mill造纸/棉纺/纺织/木材/钢厂 mill workers工厂工人 — see also sawmill 4 : something that is compared to a factory because it produces things in large numbers or in a mechanical way工厂(指滥造或大量制造某物之地) Some critics have described the school as a diploma mill. [=a school where students can obtain diplomas very easily]一些批评者将那所学校比作文凭制造厂。 The rumor mill has been churning out stories about their marriage. [=there are many rumors about their marriage]谣言工厂一直在炮制大量关于他们婚姻的报道。 grist for/to your/the mill — see grist through the mill chiefly British : through a very difficult experience经历困境 They've been (put) through the mill in the months since their father died.父亲死后的几个月里,他们的日子一直不好过。 2 mill /ˈmɪl/ verb mills; milled; milling 2 mill /ˈmɪl/ verb mills; milled; milling Learner's definition of MILL 1 [+ object] : to produce (something) in a mill especially by grinding, crushing, or cutting it碾磨;磨成粉 milled wheat/lumber粉碎的小麦/木材 2 [no object] of a group of people : to walk around in a general area without any particular aim or purpose(一大群人)闲逛,转悠 The crowd was milling outside the exit.人群在出口外转悠。 — usually + around or (chiefly Brit) about People were just milling around while they waited.人们等候时就在周边溜达。 3 mill 3 mill Learner's definition of MILL variant spelling of mil |
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