a mill for [purpose]
for 后接用途，表示“用来……的磨机”。
We bought a mill for crushing seeds.
我们买了一台用来碾碎种子的碾磨机。
磨坊；作坊；工厂；制造厂；千分之一；厘；压榨机；研磨机；磨光机
A machine for grinding grain, seeds, etc.
用于研磨谷物、种子等物质的研磨装置。(有些小而简单,有些大而复杂。)
A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
千分之一。
One thousandth part.
在直棋及类似游戏中排成一条线的三个相同棋子。
A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.
从自己的牌组中弃掉一张牌。
Discarding a card from one's deck.
由一个或多个建筑及制造设施组成的工厂
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
容纳此类研磨装置的建筑；也指容纳类似物料活动(如织布、缩绒、染色等)的任何类似建筑；包括此类建筑及其附属建筑和场地的营业场所。
The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
一种以耗尽对手牌组为核心的策略。
A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.
苏格兰哲学家,阐述边沁的功利主义；约翰·斯图尔特·密尔的父亲(1773-1836)
Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
用于通过压力或结合研磨或切割过程从植物组织中榨取汁液、树液等的机器；任何类似的处理装置。
A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
英国哲学家和经济学家,以对经验主义和功利主义的解释而闻名(1806-1873)
English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
用于研磨和抛光的机器。
A machine for grinding and polishing.
用于加工固体金属、木材或塑料的铣床。
A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.
在此类机器上使用的铣刀。
A milling cutter used on such a machine.
用于生产纸张、钢铁、纺织品、地板和其他材料的制造厂。
A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.
容纳此类工厂的建筑群；包括此类建筑及其场地的营业场所。
The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.
带有浮雕设计的硬化钢辊,用于在较软的金属(如铜)上印制设计的反向副本。
A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
在岩石中横向开挖的坑道,用于获取填充材料。
An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
矿石通过的地下通道。
A passage underground through which ore is shot.
在铣削过程中形成的凸起或有脊的边缘或表面,如硬币或螺钉。
The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.
用于转录接收到的信息的打字机。
A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.
The old mill has been converted into a museum.
这座旧工厂被改造成了博物馆。
用法提示：mill 作为名词，指工厂建筑。
They built a new paper mill near the river.
他们在河边建了一家新的造纸厂。
用法提示：mill 作为名词，指制造厂。
Many workers lost their jobs when the steel mill closed.
钢铁厂关闭时，许多工人失业了。
用法提示：mill 作为名词，指大型工厂。
for 后接用途，表示“用来……的磨机”。
We bought a mill for crushing seeds.
我们买了一台用来碾碎种子的碾磨机。
这类复合名词常表示工厂类型，如 steel mill（钢厂）、flour mill（面粉厂）。
The town's paper mill employs many people.
镇上的造纸厂雇用了很多人。
run 在这里意为“经营、管理”，主语通常是人或公司。
Her family runs a small textile mill.
她家经营一家小纺织厂。
grammar · medium
易错句子He works in mill.
正确表达He works in a mill.
mill 是可数名词单数，前边需要有冠词。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉 a；英语里单数可数名词不能单独出现。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two mill in the town.
正确表达There are two mills in the town.
mill 是可数名词，复数要加 -s。汉语名词不靠词尾变化表示复数，所以学习者会在 two 后仍用单数；英语中 two 后必须用复数 mills。
grammar · medium
易错句子My uncle works in a car mill.
正确表达My uncle works in a car factory.
mill 并不泛指所有工厂，多指磨坊、面粉厂、造纸厂、钢厂等；汽车制造厂要用 factory（或 plant），不能因为汉语说“工厂”就一律套用 mill。
mill 常指从研磨、纺织、造纸等原料加工发展来的工厂，如 a paper mill；factory 是通用的“制造厂”，语义更宽，可指各类生产产品的工厂。
plant 多指大型工业基地或成套设备设施，如汽车厂、化工厂、发电厂；mill 更偏重研磨/加工场所，如 flour mill（面粉厂）、steel mill（钢厂），语体上也更具体。
works 表示“工厂”时几乎总以复数形式出现在 ironworks、steelworks 这类复合词中；mill 是可单独使用的普通名词，侧重于磨粉、压轧等加工场所。
造纸厂
The paper mill produces thousands of tons of paper each year.
这家造纸厂每年生产数千吨纸。
钢厂
The steel mill employs over 2,000 workers.
这家钢厂雇佣了2000多名工人。
咖啡研磨机
She ground the coffee beans in a hand-operated coffee mill.
她用一台手摇咖啡研磨机研磨咖啡豆。
水磨坊
The old water mill by the river is now a museum.
河边那座古老的水磨坊现在变成了博物馆。
研磨机
The grinding mill reduces the ore to a fine powder.
研磨机将矿石粉碎成细粉。
磨坊常用来将谷物磨成粉
磨坊的主要产品之一是面粉
磨坊的核心功能是研磨物料
磨坊依靠各种机械运作
磨坊是一个生产制造设施
普通的，一般的
It's just a run-of-the-mill office job.
这只是个普通的办公室工作。
经受磨炼，历尽艰辛
He's been through the mill with his health problems.
他因健康问题受尽了折磨。
对…有用的东西
Any criticism is grist for the mill to improve our service.
任何批评都是我们改进服务的素材。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.