中文词源
windmill 风车磨坊
wind,风，mill,磨坊。
英语词源
- windmill (n.)
- c. 1300, from wind (n.1) + mill (n.). Similar formation in German Windmühle, Dutch windmolen, French moulin à vent. Verb meaning "to swing the arms wildly" is recorded from 1888. Related: Windmilled; windmilling.
权威例句
- 1. The sails of the windmill are now at rest.
- 风车的帆叶现在静止不动了.
- 2. The grinder was powered by a windmill.
- 这磨盘由风车提供动力.
- 3. The sails of the windmill were wheeling round.
- 风车的翼在转个不停.
- 4. The propeller will windmill and crank the engine.
- 螺旋浆将旋转并转动引擎的曲柄.
- 5. A windmill is used to crush grain into flour.
- 风车被用来把谷粒轧成面粉.