mill
[mɪl] noun countable
ADVANCED
■a building where grain is crushed into flour 磨坊，碾磨厂，磨粉厂
ADVANCED
■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 ADVANCED
■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
[mɪl] noun countable
put sb through the mill informal
■to cause someone to have a difficult and unpleasant experience, especially by asking them a lot of difficult questions 使（某人）饱受折磨；（尤指用大量问题）为难（某人）•I had the interview this morning - they really put me through the mill.我今早去面试了——他们真的让我受了几番折磨。
[mɪl] verb transitive
■to crush grain into flour or another substance into powder 磨；碾碎•The grain is still milled locally.谷物仍然在当地碾磨。 ■specialized
■to shape metal by removing parts from it using a special machine 铣（金属）
[mɪl] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs mill around (UK also mill about)
■If a group of people mill around, they move about with no particular purpose or in no fixed direction, sometimes while waiting for someone （一群人）漫无目的地乱转，闲荡•In the village square, people were milling about in the sunshine.在村庄广场上，人们在阳光下徜徉。 |