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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。
碾磨机；磨粉机
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
碾磨机；磨粉机
A machine for grinding grain, seeds, etc.
We bought a mill for crushing seeds.
我们买了一台用来碾碎种子的碾磨机。
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.
The old mill has been converted into a museum.
这座旧工厂被改造成了博物馆。
They built a new paper mill near the river.
他们在河边建了一家新的造纸厂。
Many workers lost their jobs when the steel mill closed.
钢铁厂关闭时，许多工人失业了。
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。
Not this
He works in mill.
Use this
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。
Not this
There are two mill in the town.
Use this
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。
Not this
My uncle works in a car mill.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use mill naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个风车磨坊，风车叶片像字母'l'和'l'旋转磨碎谷物。
中性语体，常见于工业或农业加工场景，如面粉厂、造纸厂等。
All listed words share the same 'ill' ending and have the vowel sound /ɪl/, thus rhyming with 'mill'.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.