| [/mɪl; mɪl/] n 用法:
1 (building fitted with) machinery or apparatus for grinding grain into flour 磨粉机; 磨粉厂; 磨坊:
a `water-mill 水磨 *
a `windmill 风车. 用法:
2 machine for grinding or crushing a solid substance into powder 磨碎机; 粉碎机; 碾磨机:
a `coffee-mill 咖啡研磨机 *
a `pepper-mill 胡椒研磨器. 用法:
3 (building fitted with) machinery for processing materials of certain kinds 材料加工机; 工厂; 工场:
a `cotton-mill 纱厂 *
a `paper-mill 造纸厂 *
a `steel-mill 轧钢厂 *
a `saw-mill, ie for timber 锯木厂. =>Usage at factory 用法见factory. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) grist to the/one's `mill => grist. put sb/go through the `mill (cause sb to) undergo hard training or an unpleasant experience （使某人）经受严格训练或磨炼, 历尽艰辛. Cf 参看run-of-the-mill (run2). mill 2
[/mɪl; mɪl/] v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] 用法:
1 (a) grind or crush (sth) in a mill 用磨研磨或碾碎（某物）:
The grain was coarsely milled. 谷物粗磨过了.
(b) produce (sth) in a mill 碾磨出（某物）:
milled flour 磨出的面粉. 用法:
2 produce regular markings on the edge of (a coin) 在（硬币）上轧花边:
English pound coins have milled edges. 英镑的硬币轧有花边. 用法:
3 cut or shape (metal) with a rotating tool 铣（金属）. 用法:
4 (phr v) mill about/around (of people or animals) move round and round in a confused mass （指人或动物）绕圈子, 乱转:
Groups of fans were milling about in the streets after the match. 比赛过後入迷的观众成群结队在街上乱转. |