| 单词 | salt mine |
| 释义 | salt mine in British English (sɔːlt maɪn) noun a mine where rock salt is extracted salt mine in American Englishnoun 1. a mine from which salt is excavated 2. (usually salt mines) a place of habitual confinement and drudgery After two weeks of vacation it will be back to the salt mines for the staff Word origin [1675–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: denature, eclectic, hustle, prairie, retouchExamples of 'salt mine' in a sentence |
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