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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。
锯木厂；锯木机
sawmills — plural of sawmill
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
锯木厂；锯木机
A machine, building, or company used for cutting logs into lumber.
He has worked at the sawmill for ten years.
他在那家锯木厂工作了十年。
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。
A machine, building, or company used for cutting (milling) lumber or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.
The old sawmill has been converted into a museum.
这座老锯木厂已被改造成博物馆。
Workers at the sawmill wear ear protection because of the noise.
锯木厂的工人因噪音而佩戴耳罩。
They built a new sawmill near the forest to process the timber.
他们在森林附近建了一座新锯木厂来加工木材。
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 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。
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。
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。
Not this
He works in a saw mill.
Use this
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。
Not this
The company sawmills the wood.
Use this
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。
Not this
There is a sawmill factory near the river.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
锯木厂工人
The sawmill workers wear protective gear.
锯木厂工人穿戴防护装备。
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。
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。
Use sawmills naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/.
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