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单词 unmined
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unminedadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmaɪnd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, mined adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + mined adj.
That has not been mined (in various senses). Also figurative.
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society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [adjective] > mined > not
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1831 J. Rennie Archit. Birds ii. 21 It never scratches up the unmined sand or disturbs the plane of the floor.
1845 E. A. Poe in Broadway Jrnl. 4 Jan. 5/2 The reader will suffer the most valuable ore to remain unmined to all eternity.
1895 Chambers's Jrnl. 12 629/1 The coal in the country still unmined and available for future use..was then 146,000 million tons.
1916 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 79/1 There is a reserve of unmined coal.., of which two-thirds are in the eastern United States.
1960 Changing Times Nov. 43 (heading) Men make & lose fortunes trading in unplanted soybeans, unmined lead, unlaid eggs.
1980 Newsweek (U.S) (Nexis) 28 July 32/2 One of the few unmined places along the disputed frontier.
2010 Independent 13 Dec. (Viewspaper section) 7/2 They are able to tap, in someone like me, a once quite unmined love for most things classical.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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