mill /mil/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
• (n.) English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
• (n.) machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing

Chinese translation

• n. 压榨机, 磨坊, 制造厂
• vt. 碾磨, 磨细, 搅拌, 使乱转
• vi. 乱转, 被碾磨

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/mil/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.38 · Rare

Word forms

mills, milling, milled

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