mill

[mil]

n.磨坊, 工厂, 磨粉机
v.碾碎, 磨, (使)乱转
n.密尔(一种货币单位)

例句与用法:

The logs are drifted downstream to the mill.

那些原木沿河顺水漂到工厂。

I never refuse odd jobs to supplement my income it's all grist to the mill.

我为增加收入,对于做零活总是来者不拒--多多益善。

He sends his crop to a large mill instead of grinding it himself.

他把收获的庄稼送到大磨坊去,而不是自己碾磨。

He used a miller to mill the grain into flour.

他用碾磨机把谷物磨成面粉。

词形变化:

动词过去式: milled | 动词过去分词: milled | 动词现在分词: milling | 动词第三人称单数: mills |

详细释义:

n.[C]

1. 磨坊; 面粉厂

The farmer took his corn to the mill.

农民把他的玉米拿到磨坊去。

2. 磨臼; 磨(粉)机

3. 制造厂, 工厂

She works in a textile mill.

她在一家纺织厂工作。

4. 钱币压印机; 榨汁机

5. 【机】铣床; 铣刀

6. 【冶】轧钢机

vt.

1. 碾碎; 将……磨成粉

I watched them mill the grain into flour.

我看着他们把谷物磨成粉。

2. 【机】铣

3. 在(钱币)上压印花边

4. 使(家畜)绕圈子转

vi.

1. (人, 家畜)成群地乱转[(+about/around)]

There's a huge crowd of people milling around in front of the theater.

一大群人在剧院门前转来转去。

2. 【俚】殴斗

3. 被研磨


n.

【美】密尔, 厘(等于0.001美元, 只用于统计中)


短语词组:

go through the mill

1. 经受磨炼

He is willing to go through the mill.

他愿接受磨炼。

No mill, no meal.

1. 不播种, 没收获。

put through the mill

1. 使接受磨炼

They put her through the mill.

他们使她接受磨炼。

The mills of God grind slowly.

1. 天网恢恢, 疏而不漏。