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mill sth (into sth)
此义指用磨或机器碾碎、研磨；milled 也可作定语，如 milled rice（精白米）。
They mill the wheat into fine flour.
他们把小麦磨成细面粉。
碾磨；磨碎
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碾磨；磨碎
To grind or process something in a mill.
They mill the wheat into fine flour.
他们把小麦磨成细面粉。
在磨坊或其他机器中研磨或加工。
To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
将(一张牌)从牌组移到弃牌堆。
To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
使用机器进行成型、抛光、修整或加工。
To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
因手牌已满而弃掉(一张牌)。
To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.
mill
Base
原形
mills
3rd person
第三人称单数
milling
-ing
现在分词
milled
Past
过去式
milled
Past participle
过去分词
The factory mills wheat into flour.
这家工厂把小麦磨成面粉。
They milled the grain yesterday.
他们昨天碾磨了谷物。
We have milled enough corn for the week.
我们已经碾磨了足够一周用的玉米。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
The farmer mills the wheat into flour using a large stone wheel.
农民用一个大石轮把小麦碾磨成面粉。
These coffee beans have been freshly milled for better flavor.
这些咖啡豆被新鲜碾磨以获得更好的风味。
She is milling black pepper over the salad for extra taste.
她正在沙拉上碾磨黑胡椒以增加风味。
此义指用磨或机器碾碎、研磨；milled 也可作定语，如 milled rice（精白米）。
They mill the wheat into fine flour.
他们把小麦磨成细面粉。
mill around/about 用于形容人群漫无目的地走动或转悠。
People were milling around in the square.
人们正在广场上来回走动。
Not this
The crowd milled the square.
Use this
The crowd milled around the square.
mill表示人群闲逛、乱转时是不及物动词，通常与around或about连用，不能把地点名词直接放在后面作宾语；用around the square表示“在广场上四处走动”。
Not this
The milled crowd moved slowly through the hall.
Use this
The milling crowd moved slowly through the hall.
表示“正在四处走动的人群”要用现在分词milling作定语，强调动作正在发生；milled是过去分词，常表示被动或“被/已碾磨”，形容人群会让人误以为人群被磨过。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
漫无目的地走动；闲逛
Fans were milling around outside the stadium.
粉丝们在体育场外闲逛。
碾磨谷物
The village mill still mills grain for local farmers.
村里的磨坊仍在为当地农民碾磨谷物。
轧制钢材
This plant mills steel into long bars.
这家工厂将钢材轧制成条形。
在硬币边缘刻槽
The machine mills the edge of each coin to deter counterfeiting.
这台机器在每枚硬币的边缘刻槽以防伪造。
弃掉一张牌（在卡牌游戏中）
In this game, you mill a card from your deck each turn.
在这个游戏中，每回合你从牌库弃一张牌。
铣床；铣削机器
He used a milling machine to shape the metal part.
他用铣床加工这个金属零件。
普通的；平淡无奇的
The movie was enjoyable, but it was pretty run of the mill.
这部电影还算好看，但相当平淡无奇。
历经磨难；饱经沧桑
After starting his own business, he has been through the mill.
自从创办了自己的公司后，他历经磨难。
有用的材料；有利的东西
The critics' harsh reviews were just grist for the mill for the young author.
批评家的苛刻评论对这位年轻作者来说只是有用的素材。
Use mill naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
磨坊(mill)里碾米，机器带着人群“乱转”——记住mill既是“碾磨”也是“兜圈子”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：工业生产/机械加工、日常人群活动、纸牌游戏 该词作动词时，语气因语境而异：表示‘磨碎、铣削’等工业/机械含义时通常为中性；表示‘漫无目的地走动’多用于日常描述；而在纸牌游戏中则比较常见于玩家交流。请根据实际情况选择合适语气。
These words all rhyme with mill (/mɪl/): they share the final sound /ɪl/, spelled -ill. Beware lookalikes such as mile (/maɪl/) and milk (/mɪlk/), which do not rhyme.
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