water mill

• 利用水轮驱动机械装置进行生产的设施，如磨面粉、锯木材或抽水。

A structure that uses a water wheel to drive a mechanical process such as grinding grain, sawing wood, or pumping water.

1. Grain grinding structureB1formal

   A mill that uses the power of flowing water to grind grain into flour.

   水磨

   • The old water mill still operates during the summer.
   • Farmers brought their wheat to the water mill for grinding.
   • The water mill's wheel turned slowly in the stream.

2. Historical power sourceB2formal

   A structure that harnesses water flow to power machinery, historically used for various industrial processes.

   水磨

   • Water mills were essential for early industrial development.
   • The museum restored a 19th-century water mill for visitors.
   • Many water mills were used for sawing wood and making paper.