() [] (often used with other nouns 通常与其他名词连用) a factory that produces a particular type of material 工厂；制造厂◆The company has decided to close its paper mills. 这家公司决定关闭其造纸厂。➡ see note at factory ⨁a cotton / paper / steel / textile mill 棉纺／造纸／钢铁／纺织厂run-of-the-mill