Word · Frequency #27215
sawmill
锯木厂；锯木机
A machine, building, or company used for cutting logs into lumber.
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A machine, building, or company used for cutting (milling) lumber or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.
用于切割(铣削)木材或(罕见地)其他硬质材料(如石头)的机器、建筑物或公司。
用于切割(铣削)木材或(罕见地)其他硬质材料(如石头)的机器、建筑物或公司。；锯木厂；锯木机
In use
The old sawmill has been converted into a museum.
Workers at the sawmill wear ear protection because of the noise.
They built a new sawmill near the forest to process the timber.
work at a/the sawmill
sawmill 作地点时常与 at 搭配，表示在工作场所。
He has worked at the sawmill for ten years.
他在那家锯木厂工作了十年。
run/operate a sawmill
run 或 operate 可表示经营工厂，也可表示操作锯木机。
They run a small sawmill near the forest.
他们在森林附近经营一家小锯木厂。
take/send logs to the sawmill
to the sawmill 表示送往锯木厂的方位，sawmill 是目的地。
Trucks take the logs to the sawmill every morning.
卡车每天早上把原木运到锯木厂。
a sawmill cuts/saws sth
sawmill 作为机器或工厂，可用 cut/saw 说明其功能。
This sawmill cuts logs into boards.
这家锯木厂把原木锯成木板。
Common mistakes
He works in a saw mill.He works in a sawmill.
sawmill 是一个复合名词，应连写为一个单词，不能分开写成 saw mill。
The company sawmills the wood.The company cuts the wood at the sawmill.
sawmill 是名词，表示“锯木厂/锯木机”，不能当动词用；表达“锯木”这一动作应用 cut 或 saw，地点用 at the sawmill。
There is a sawmill factory near the river.There is a sawmill near the river.
sawmill 本身已包含“工厂/作坊”的含义，再加 factory 会造成语义重复。
Connections
Collocations
- work at a sawmill
- 在锯木厂工作
- He works at a sawmill cutting logs into boards.他在锯木厂工作，把原木锯成木板。
- run a sawmill
- 经营锯木厂
- They run a small sawmill in the countryside.他们在乡下经营一家小锯木厂。
- sawmill worker
- 锯木厂工人
- The sawmill workers wear protective gear.锯木厂工人穿戴防护装备。
- abandoned sawmill
- 废弃的锯木厂
- We explored an abandoned sawmill near the river.我们探索了河边一座废弃的锯木厂。
- local sawmill
- 当地的锯木厂
- The local sawmill supplies timber to builders.当地的锯木厂向建筑商供应木材。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 saw（锯子）和 mill（工厂）拼在一起：锯木厂就是到处是锯子的工厂。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：木材加工、商业 该词通常指锯木厂，也可指锯木机；多用于一般描述，语气中性，正式和非正式场合均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -mill (mill, windmill, watermill, gristmill) share the final /mɪl/ sound and rhyme with the second syllable of sawmill. Saw and seesaw match its first syllable /sɔː/. Beware: -mill is not pronounced like 'mile' /maɪl/ or 'meal' /miːl/, and saw is not /sæ/.
Learn the forms together
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