Word · Frequency #2128
mill
碾磨;磨碎
To grind or process something in a mill.
- 1.
To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
在磨坊或其他机器中研磨或加工。
- 2.
To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
将(一张牌)从牌组移到弃牌堆。
- 3.
To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
使用机器进行成型、抛光、修整或加工。
- 4.
To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.
因手牌已满而弃掉(一张牌)。
- 5.
To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
在(圆柱形物体如硬币)边缘刻一道或多道槽纹或图案。
- 6.
To move about in an aimless fashion.
漫无目的地走动;闲逛。
- 7.
To cause to mill, or circle around.
使绕圈移动,使盘旋。
- 8.
To swim underwater.
在水下游泳。
- 9.
To swim suddenly in a new direction.
突然转向新方向游动。
- 10.
To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
通过缩绒机处理;使(布)缩绒。
- 11.
To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
将(钢等)轧制成条。
- 12.
To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
使(热巧克力饮料)起泡,如通过搅拌。
- 13.
To undergo hulling.
经过脱壳处理。
- 14.
To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
用碎矿石填充(矿井内部倾斜通道),以便从底部取出。
(成群地)乱转;兜圈子;铣削;用机器加工;磨(牌);使(牌)进入弃牌堆;压制(硬币)边齿;轧花边;缩绒;缩呢
In use
The farmer mills the wheat into flour using a large stone wheel.
These coffee beans have been freshly milled for better flavor.
She is milling black pepper over the salad for extra taste.
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。
mill around/about
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。
Verb forms
base mill · third person mills · -ing milling · past milled · past participle milled
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed
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Collocations
- mill around
- 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。
- mill grain
- 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。
- mill steel
- 轧制钢材
- This plant mills steel into long bars.这家工厂将钢材轧制成条形。
- mill the edge
- 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。
- mill a card
- 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。
- milling machine
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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