"mill" in Chinese (Simplified)
磨坊工厂
Definition
mill 指把谷物磨成面粉的建筑或机器。它也可以指工厂，尤其是加工棉花、钢铁或纸张等材料的工厂。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个词较传统的意思是“磨谷物的地方”，常见于 'windmill'、'watermill' 这类词中。现代英语里，'mill' 也常出现在复合名词中，如 'paper mill'、'steel mill'。不要和动词 'mill' 混淆；动词可表示人群杂乱地走来走去。
Examples
The old mill by the river still works.
河边那座老**磨坊**现在还在运转。
My uncle works at a paper mill.
我叔叔在一家造纸**厂**工作。
Farmers took their corn to the mill.
农民们把玉米送到**磨坊**去了。
That town used to depend on the steel mill for jobs.
那个镇以前靠钢铁**厂**提供工作机会。
They turned the old mill into a restaurant.
他们把那座旧**磨坊**改成了一家餐馆。
The mill shut down last year, and a lot of people moved away.
那家**工厂**去年关闭了，很多人都搬走了。