| 词汇 | mill |
| 释义 | mill noun[ C ] uk /mɪl/ us /mɪl/ a building where grain is crushed into flour磨坊，碾磨厂，磨粉厂 a small machine for crushing things into powder: 碾磨机，磨粉机 a pepper/coffee mill胡椒／咖啡研磨机 a factory where a particular substance is produced: 制造厂，工厂 a cotton/paper/steel mill棉纺／造纸／炼钢厂 When the large cog wheel engages (with the smaller one), the mill stone will start to go round. A 200,000-acre forest site will be replanted with softwoods to supply the paper and pulp mill.20万英亩的林地将重新种上针叶树，以便为造纸厂提供原料。 Working conditions/practices in the mill have hardly changed over the last 20 years.过去20年来，这家磨坊里的工作条件／方式几乎没有改变。 Factories abattoir assembly line brewery cannery chemical park conveyor belt gasworks industrial park miller multi-plant on the factory flooridiom power station rolling mill shipyard slaughterhouse smelter smithy solar plant steel mill the shop floor You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Machines - general words Idiomsgo through the mill put someone through the mill mill verb[ T ] uk /mɪl/ us /mɪl/ to crush grain into flour or another substance into powder: 磨；碾碎 The grain is still milled locally.谷物仍在当地碾磨。 engineering specialized to cut or shape metal, especially coins, using a special machine铣（金属） Squeezing and grinding compression compressive concertina constrict constriction mash nip noncompressible pinch pound presser pulp snap squash squeeze squinch squish tamp unground unmilled You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Chemistry: metals & metalworking Patterns and shapes Phrasal verbmill around mill | American Dictionarymill noun[ C ] us/mɪl/ a building with machinery for crushing grain into flour A mill is also a factory where a particular materials or substances are processed: a paper/steel mill A mill is also a device for crushing a solid substance into powder: a coffee/pepper mill mill | Business Englishmill noun[ C ] uk /mɪl/us PRODUCTION a factory where cloth, steel, paper, or wood is produced: Developers are converting empty mills and warehouses into expensive apartments. a textile/paper/steel/lumber mill PRODUCTION a building where grain is crushed into flour: Our family-run flour mill produces whole-wheat baking flour from organic grains. disapproving a place that provides something in large quantities so that you can get it easily: Diploma mills cheapen the hard work and effort that students put into successfully completing their education. These puppy mills are large-scale breeding operations that have a reputation for abuse and filthy conditions. mill verb[ T ] PRODUCTIONuk /mɪl/us to cut metal or make it into a particular shape by using a special machine: mill sth into sthThe steel is milled into sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing. to crush grain into flour or crush another substance into powder: The grain is still milled locally. See alsomilling paper mill run-of-the-mill Examples of millmill The largest and most modern mills, those that produced cotton cloth, hired mostly men. The mechanism of strikes in the jute mills often appeared unconventional to managers and the colonial state. There is no evidence of the type of arrangements established between independent planters and mills during the years of primitive sugar production. The equations were calibrated and validated with 116 and 45 samples, respectively, for flotation index and with 149 and 176 samples, respectively, for milling tests. When the mills failed to honour their contractual obligations with regard to water, planters resorted to litigation. Increases granted as percentages on the prevailing rates only served to accentuate the wage differentials between occupations and the disparities between mills. The dried plant parts were milled to a fine powder using an electric blender. Incidents such as this convinced the administrators that they no longer controlled the mills. In the sugar fields, oxen replaced tractors in hauling cane to the mills, and bagasse was used as fuel to conserve oil. However, only big planters and mills had access to institutional sources of credit. She is forced to acknowledge the hypocrisy of a father who concealed 'the hideous mystery' regarding the mills that generated all his wealth. People and cars milled about us, while posters, caravans, tents, and stalls were crammed in everywhere. He promised that he would make an order banning the use of mills from operating during the crisis. A few people were milling about on the dark sidewalk outside the shop, but the shop itself was empty. Even if life in the factory was not necessarily a worse alternative than life in the fields, in some mills work was unhealthy. See all examples of mill These 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. Collocations withmillmillThese are words often used in combination with mill. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. brick mill Beginning in 1905, a 30-foot reinforced concrete dam was constructed with a three-story brick mill building. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. feed mill In my constituency experience, the two worst breaches of planning were spread over the countryside—one a grain store and the other a feed mill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 flour mill There are transit sheds, cold storage facilities, and a flourmill depot. 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. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with mill |
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