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millie

/ˈmɪliː/

Meanings
noun

纺织女工，磨坊女工

(19th century) A mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.

Examples :

"In the small Irish town, young Mary started work as a millie at the linen factory, earning a meager wage to help support her family. "
在爱尔兰的小镇上，年轻的玛丽开始在亚麻厂做纺织女工，挣着微薄的工资来帮助养家糊口。
person job history industry society work

Related Words

Illustration incident

incident noun

/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/

事件，事故，事端

"It was an incident that he hoped to forget."

那是他希望永远忘记的一件事。

Illustration industry

industry noun

/ˈɪndəstɹi/

勤奋，努力。

"Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy."

多年来，他们的勤奋和商业头脑使他们变得富有。

Illustration century

century noun

/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹiː/

世纪，百年。

"My grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year, marking the end of the twentieth century. "

今年我爷爷奶奶庆祝了他们结婚五十周年纪念日，这也象征着二十世纪的结束。

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

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factories noun

/ˈfæktəriz/ /ˈfæktriz/

商馆，货栈

"During the colonial era, European merchants established factories along the coast of India to trade goods like spices and textiles. "

在殖民时期，欧洲商人在印度沿海地区设立了许多商馆，用于交易香料和纺织品等商品。

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

Illustration attitude

attitude noun

/ˈætɪˌtjuːd/ /ˈætɪtud/

姿势，仪态。

"The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude."

芭蕾舞演员走路的姿态十分优雅。

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nonsense noun

/ˈnɒnsəns/ /ˈnɑnsɛns/

胡说，废话。

"After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense."

我父亲中风后，每次他试图说话，听起来都像在胡说八道。

Illustration referred

referred verb

/ɹɪˈfɜːd/ /ɹɪˈfɝd/

提及，提到

"If you have a problem with your computer, the help desk will referred you to a specialist. "

如果你的电脑有问题，服务台会把你转给专家处理。

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unemployed noun

/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ /ˌʌnemˈplɔɪd/

失业者，待业人员

"The unemployed are a growing portion of the population."

失业者在人口中所占的比例越来越大。

Illustration working

working noun

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɝkɪŋ/

运作，运行

"The construction crew's working on the new school building is going smoothly. "

建筑队在新学校大楼上的运作进行得很顺利。

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complaints noun

/kəmˈpleɪnts/

抱怨，投诉

"The store manager received many complaints about the long wait times at the checkout. "

这家商店的经理收到了很多关于结账等待时间过长的抱怨。