| 词汇 | example_english_millstone |
| 释义 | Examples of millstoneThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The mill had a 4.5m backshot wheel, and water-power was once harnessed for bellows for lead-smelting, then from around 1750 to drive millstones to grind grain. They were ground between the upper and the nether millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are millstones hanging on the back of the city, and they are getting heavier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder whether we are being ground between the upper and the nether millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They put millstones round their necks in the process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a war, when it rages, they are ground and powdered almost between two heavy millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel it will be one of the greatest millstones ever hung round the neck of that long-suffering industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely there should be some provision for him to escape from being ground between these two millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are rather like corn between the upper and nether millstones, and they often find that they are ground down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Men and women are being caught between the upper and the nether millstones of these conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regard them as three millstones because they have been dragging the industry down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is caught between the upper and the lower millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many other millstones both in the public and private sectors of our industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In short, they amount to financial millstones which must be dealt with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such people cannot put millstones round their necks in order to get houses which would cost £2,000 or £2,500, with very high interest rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There again the dock labourer and sailor were ground between the upper and nether millstones of low wages and high rates and rents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one wishes those wages to be reduced, but certainly it does put the farmers between the upper and the nether millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the provision were enacted, the master might find himself caught between the millstones of the law and those of his employer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even grist likes to have a fair deal, even when it is between the millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The small shopkeeper is caught between the nether and upper millstones of turnover falling and costs ever rising. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one is between the upper and nether millstones it does not matter which is the moving one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that those debts will not be allowed to hang round their necks like millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is between the upper and the nether millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has been ground between two incompatible millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Bus operators are saying that they are between the upper and nether millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are between the upper and lower millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, restrictive practices and very high wage demands are millstones around the industry's neck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all have such relics of our early and unenlightened days like millstones round our necks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Borrowers find that mortgage repayments, instead of being an open sesame to home ownership at some time in the future, have now become millstones around their necks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a trader has the right to run his own trucks anywhere he likes, he cannot be squeezed between the upper and nether millstones of any monopoly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Young people realise that they will have these millstones round their necks because of the enormous mortage repayments they will have to make for the rest of their lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here, again, the unfortunate labourer is between the two millstones either in the case of a strike or a lock-out, for he is bound ultimately to suffer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we could take this chance now we could break through and leave behind us all the dreary millstones and things which have dragged us down in the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is support —significant support—for this proposal from the people who are between the upper and the nether millstones, and they are the magistrates in their courts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mill drove two pairs of underdrift millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mill drove two pairs of millstones, flour dressers, wheat cleaners and other machinery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mill was originally built with a single pair of millstones in the breast, but now has two pairs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two of the four pairs of millstones are controlled by a single governor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There were originally four pairs of millstones, of which two remain, driven by a system of belts and pulleys. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The millstones were latterly replaced by roller mills. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One of the daily tasks for the entire group was milling corn and wheat for bread on small millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The flour mill had at its disposal two millstones with a running time of six months. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, some items, such as millstones, were brought from much farther away. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mill had been fitted with a fantail by 1868, and a steam engine by 1890, driving an extra pair of millstones in the roundhouse. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A culture trail has been made through the park where quarries, quernstones, millstones and spoil heaps are densely located. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mill contains original machinery including wood gears and drive shafts, two runs of millstones, and a husk frame in the basement gear pit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The waterwheel drove three pairs of millstones via two lineshafts, each driven by a 2 ft diameter cast iron gear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The waterwheel had been replaced by a turbine which drove the millstones via a great spur wheel that was only 3ft3 in diameter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By 1856 the mill was driving six pairs of millstones by wind and steam. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The wind engine was primarily used for pumping water, but also drove a circular saw and a pair of millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The flour had to be grinded traditionally, by millstones driven by water power, not by electric power. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mill drove four pairs of millstones, two steel mills and two roller mills. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Greek style mills are the older and simpler of the two designs, but only operate well with high water velocities and with small diameter millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He also set up factories to manufacture putty, cut nails and millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They also found many millstones at the site that is speculated was used as part of the ship's cargo or possibly as ballast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A steam engine had been installed as auxiliary power by 1888, driving a separate pair of millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two millstones were found during an excavation, and those are lost. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many millstones were found in five fish-processing factories, and many traces of fish, but very few bones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two pairs of millstones are located in the breast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The sails powered three pairs of millstones, of which one had a diameter of five feet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At this time the mill had two overshot waterwheels and drove four pairs of millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mill drove three pairs of underdrift millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A third pair of millstones are no longer in use. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Besides the mill, there is a gallery with more than 30 millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Milling continued until at least 1962, although the millstones were removed in 1960. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The two post mills were demolished c1890, about which time the millstones were moved down a floor and the drive converted from underdrift to overdrift. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. About 60% of the power is used to turn the millstones, the rest for the remaining machinery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1855 the mill had at its disposal two millstones with a running time of about six months. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Centrifugal governors were used to regulate the distance and pressure between millstones in windmills since the 17th century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mill drove three pairs of millstones, and the steam engine drove a further two pairs, as well as the millstones in the windmill. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mill is unique in having three sets of millstones, each of which can be operated independently. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two large millstones, set on edge, and called edged runners, ground the mixture on a bedstone with a trough. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ship is flanked by two millrinds the centres of millstones symbolising engineering. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The millstones are 5ftm 2, convert4ft and 4ft3 in diameter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The cast iron great spur wheel drives two pairs of underdrift millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There was a stage at second floor level and the mill drove three pairs of "millstones". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1841 the mill had 2 pairs of millstones driven by 4 common sails, described as "self-regulating cloth and rollers to the sails". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Between the two levels are holes in the floor, presumably this is where the millstones were connected to the turbines. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over 42,000 artifacts have been recovered through decades of investigations, including machine parts, clothing, bottles, window glass, and two millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was to keep in repair the mill and also two millstones, 10in cm thick, and 4ft8in cm in breadth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The principal exports at this time were wool, timber, coal, millstones, dairy produce, fish, salt, and hides. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Three water powered turbines ran the four-story mill, including lights, grain elevator and millstones used for grinding grain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Until 1952 it had three pairs of millstones for grinding grain for the local farmers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mill was built with room to add a further two pairs of millstones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The name derives from its use in earlier times as a source of millstones for use principally in watermills. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The controversy over theory and practice was an ever-present millstone around the necks of scientists. The treads, which are made from millstone grit, which is a particularly strong sandstone, are basically rectangular in section with carved soffits and a small rebate. We still need to remind one another of the 'millstone' and the 'deepness of the sea'. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Nothing is said about this because it is a millstone around our necks. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I am concerned that this will be another millstone round our necks. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Fourthly, we want to see the coal industry start this new era with no financial millstones from the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rates are probably one of the biggest millstones around the neck of industry at present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Out of sheer desperation people today are taking out mortgages which represent millstones round their necks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In short, they will be costly millstones round the necks of the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not let him talk about millstones around the necks of people until he gets rid of the millstones around his own neck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were millstones round the necks of the men, who will never touch them again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The danger for them is that otherwise they would be crushed and ground between the millstones of the newly industrialised countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this, we have established that, unfortunately, three major millstones are placed around the neck of the child when he begins to learn to read. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they hang more and more millstones round their necks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The persons liable to this taxation will be between the upper and nether millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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