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词汇	windmill
释义	windmill   Related topics: Building, Power wind·mill /ˈwɪndˌmɪl/ noun [countableC]   1. TBTPa building or structure with parts that turn around in the wind, used for producing electrical power or crushing grain 风车；风车磨坊 2. British EnglishBrEDGO a toy consisting of a stick with curved pieces of plastic at the end that turn around when they are blown 玩具风车 SYN American English pinwheel Examples from the Corpus windmill• There was only one low hill in sight, and this had an old, disused windmill on it.• However, Cauldron Barn Farm, inland on a ridge by the former windmill, survives.• The subsidies will cover up to 40 percent of installation costs of new windmills.• Today, modern versions of windmills, called wind turbines, are used to create electricity.• In fact, the windmill provided too much power.• For centuries, traditional windmills harnessed the wind to drive machinery for grinding wheat into flour.• In some areas he could plant his land with windmills.
随便看	applique appliqué appliquéd appliquéing appliqués apply apply force apply force/pressure applying apply pressure apply yourself appoint appointed appointee appointees appointer appointers appointing appointive appointment appointment appointment-book appointment book appointmentbook appointments

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