watermill
watermill — 名詞
1. a small factory beside flowing water that uses the water's movement to turn a he
水車磨坊
利用水流推動水車碾磨穀物的傳統建築
a small factory beside flowing water that uses the water's movement to turn a heavy wheel, which then powers the equipment for making flour from grain
The old watermill beside the River Avon still grinds wheat into flour every Saturday.
亞芬河畔的古老水車磨坊每週六仍在將小麥磨成麵粉。
collocation: old / restored watermill + beside [river]
Hui visited a restored watermill and watched the wheel turn as water rushed past.
慧參觀了一座修復後的水車磨坊，看著水輪在水流衝過時轉動。
The village watermill, built in 1750, used the stream's current to power the grinding stones.
村裡的水車磨坊建於1750年，利用溪流的水力帶動磨石運轉。
Amani learned that farmers brought wheat to the watermill to be ground into flour for bread.
阿瑪尼了解到農民會把小麥送到水車磨坊，磨成做麵包的麵粉。
Mauricio heard the watermill from half a mile away as its wheel splashed through the river.
莫里西奧在半英里外就聽到水車磨坊的聲音，水輪在河中啪嗒作響。
- mill
a broader, more common term that can be powered by water, wind, electricity, or other sources; watermill is a specific subtype
- gristmill
refers specifically to a mill that grinds grain into flour, regardless of power source; a watermill may also power other types of machinery
- water wheel
refers only to the wheel itself, not the whole building with its grinding machinery
- windmill
uses wind rather than flowing water to turn its wheel
用法筆記
Frequently describes a historic or traditional rural building. Distinguish from windmill, where the wheel is turned by wind rather than moving water. The water wheel itself is the visible round structure on the outside, while the grinding machinery is inside the building.