mill1/mIl; mIl/n [C] 1 a building containing a large machine for crushing grain into flour, or the machine itself 磨坊﹔〔碾磨谷物的〕磨粉机2 a factory that produces materials such as cotton, cloth, or steel〔生产棉纱﹑布或钢等的〕工厂﹐制造厂: an old cotton mill 旧棉纱厂3 coffee/pepper mill a small machine for crushing coffee or pepper 咖啡/胡椒研磨机
mill2v [T] to crush grain, pepper etc in a mill 碾磨﹐碾碎〔谷物﹑胡椒等〕: freshly milled black pepper 新研磨的黑胡椒粉mill around/about (sth)phr v informal if a lot of people are milling around, they move around a place without a particular purpose【非正式】〔一大群人〕无目的地走来走去﹐乱兜圈子: Crowds of students were milling around in the streets. 一群群学生在街上转来转去。