| 释义 |
mill1/mil/ n. & v.●n. 1a a building fitted with a mechanical apparatus for grinding corn 磨房；磨粉厂 b such an apparatus 磨 2 an apparatus for grinding any solid substance to powder or pulp 碾磨机；磨粉机 pepper mill 手碾胡椒磨 3a a building fitted with machinery for manufacturing processes etc. 材料加工厂(工场等) cotton mill 棉纺厂 b such machinery 加工机械 4a a boxing match 拳击赛 b a fist fight 拳斗 ●v. 1 tr. process in a mill, esp. grind (corn), produce (flour), or hull (seeds) in a mill 磨；碾(尤指碾谷、磨面、脱粒) 2 tr. produce regular ribbed markings on the edge of (a coin) 轧出(硬币的)凸缘 3 tr. cut or shape (metal) with a rotating tool 刻制(金属)；碾压(金属) 4 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 about, around) (of people or animals) move in an aimless manner, esp. in a confused mass (人或动物)无目的地乱转(尤指在混乱的人群中) 5 tr. thicken (cloth etc.) by fulling (缩绒)使(织物等)紧密 6 tr. beat (chocolate etc.) to froth (搅打巧克力等)使起泡 7 tr. slang beat, strike, fight [俚语]用拳打 □ go (or put) through the mill undergo (or cause to undergo) intensive work or training etc. (使)经受磨炼；饱尝辛酸；通过严格的训练 □ millable adj.[Old English mylen, ultimately from Late Latin molinum via Latin mola ‘grindstone, mill’ from molere ‘grind’] |