gristmill

/ˈɡrɪsˌmɪl/ /ˈɡrɪstˌmɪl/

Meanings

noun

磨坊，面粉厂。

A mill that grinds grain, especially grain brought by a farmer to be exchanged for the flour (less a percentage)

Examples :

"The farmer took his wheat to the gristmill to be ground into flour, paying the miller a portion of the flour as payment. "

农夫把小麦运到磨坊（面粉厂），请磨坊主磨成面粉，并把一部分面粉作为报酬付给磨坊主。

Related Words

exchanged verb

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒd/

交换，互换

"At the school fair, Maria exchanged her drawing for a bag of cookies. "

在学校的义卖会上，玛丽亚用她的画换了一袋饼干。

miller noun

/ˈmɪlɚ/

磨坊主，磨工。

"The miller ground the wheat into flour at the old mill. "

磨坊主在老磨坊里把小麦磨成了面粉。

ground noun

/ɡɹaʊnd/

地面，陆地

"Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"

你看，我在地上捡到一张十美元的钞票！

percentage noun

/pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ /pɚˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

百分比，百分率

"A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year."

有很高比例的中学毕业生会选择间隔年。

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

brought verb

/bɹɔːt/ /bɹɔt/

带来，拿来

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

服务员，请给我拿来一杯纯麦威士忌。

grinds noun

/ɡɹaɪndz/

研磨, 磨粉

"The coffee shop is known for the high quality of its coffee grinds. "

这家咖啡馆以其高质量的咖啡研磨粉而闻名。

grain noun

/ɡɹeɪn/

谷物，粮食

"We stored a thousand tons of grain for the winter."

我们储存了一千吨谷物，以备过冬。

paying verb

/ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/

支付，付款

"he paid her off the books and in kind where possible"

他尽可能地以实物支付，并且以不入账的方式支付了她。

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

农民, 农夫

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

每年春天，这位农民都会在他的田地里种玉米。

portion noun

/ˈpoəɹʃən/ /ˈpɔːʃən/ /ˈpɔɹʃən/

部分，份额。

"The recipe called for a specific portion of flour, not the entire bag. "

这个食谱要求的是特定份额的面粉，而不是整整一袋。

payment noun

/ˈpeɪmənt/

付款，支付.

"The payment for the new shoes was made with a credit card. "

买这双新鞋的付款是用信用卡支付的。