Word · Frequency #3582
miller
磨坊主人；磨坊工人
A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flour mill.
- 1.
A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill.
磨坊主；磨坊工人
- 2.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
美国流行大乐队的乐队指挥(1909-1944)
- 3.
Any of several moths that have powdery wings, especially Acronicta leporina and moths of the genus Agrotis.
粉翅蛾
- 4.
United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
美国小说家,其小说最初被禁为色情作品 (1891-1980)
- 5.
A floury-smelling mushroom, Clitopilus prunulus.
粉香蘑菇
- 6.
United States playwright (1915-2005)
美国剧作家 (1915-2005)
美国戏剧家（1915–2005）；美国小说家，其作品曾因色情内容被禁（1891–1980）；美国流行大乐队指挥（1909–1944）；粉翅蛾（一类翅上有粉的蛾）；粉香蘑
In use
The miller opened the flour mill early every morning to grind wheat for the village.
The old miller taught his daughter how to adjust the millstones so the grain would be ground evenly.
The millers of the valley held a meeting to decide how to repair the bridge leading to their mills.
the + miller (as subject)
定冠词+名词作主语，表示特指某位厂主。
The miller ground the wheat into flour.
厂主把小麦磨成了面粉。
miller + 's + noun
名词所有格表示所属关系。
The miller's daughter helped with the accounts.
厂主的女儿帮忙记账。
a/an + miller
不定冠词表示泛指。
Connections
Collocations
- flour miller
- 面粉厂主
- The flour miller inspected the quality of the wheat.面粉厂主检查了小麦的质量。
- master miller
- 磨坊主师傅
- The master miller taught his apprentice the trade.磨坊主师傅把手艺教给了他的学徒。
- miller moth
- 磨坊蛾
- A miller moth flew into the kitchen through the window.一只磨坊蛾从窗户飞进了厨房。
- vertical miller
- 立式铣床
- The workshop purchased a new vertical miller for precision work.车间为精密加工购买了一台新的立式铣床。
Pop culture & quotes
- They call him the Miller of the Big Bands.
- 他们称他为大乐队的米勒（格伦·米勒）。In the movie 'The Glenn Miller Story', someone says, 'They call him the Miller of the Big Bands.'
Learner notes
Memory Tip
磨坊主（miller）操作铣床（miller）时，飞蛾（miller）飞过。
Context & Register
Register: neutral. Contexts: milling industry, grain processing, historical settings. Note: 该词指磨坊或面粉厂的所有者，多用于工业或历史语境，现代日常使用较少。
Grammar Note
指磨坊主或蛾类时为普通可数名词；指乐队指挥 Glenn Miller 时作为专有名词，首字母大写。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with miller (stressed /ɪlɚ/). Beware of lookalikes like 'milliner' (/mɪlɪnɚ/) which does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.