dusty miller
短语雪叶莲
发音
AU
词形变化
dusty millers
复数
dusty millers
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.
习语The stereotypical image of the "dusty miller", as depicted in popular legend and some traditional literature, is a barrier, and milling is seen by younger people as low-status. There is an urgent need to change this perception through measures such as changing the designation to something like "grain and feed processing technician" and improving training provision and prospects."
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2.
Any of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: Centaurea cineraria, Jacobaea maritima, Artemisia stelleriana, Spyridium parvifolium, and Silene coronaria, syn. Lychnis coronaria.