| 单词 | salt mine |
| 释义 | salt mine (once / 41040 pages) n You can refer to any repetitive, difficult job or task as a salt mine. If your mom groans, "Off to the salt mine" as she leaves for work, she probably doesn't love her job. The literal definition of salt mine — a mine where salt is extracted — explains the origin of the figurative meaning. Work in a salt mine is physically challenging and monotonous, and any job that feels that tedious can be called a salt mine. People sometimes use the term in a more lighthearted or joking way: "It was a great weekend, but tomorrow it's back to the salt mine." WORD FAMILYsalt mine: salt mines USAGE EXAMPLESThe mine is the deepest salt mine in the United States. Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016) The words “Russian salt mine” don’t usually make you think of stunning images. National Geographic(May 28, 2016) The Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group, and Delaware Tetra Technologies Inc., which operates a Mojave Desert salt mine, sued to block the project. Washington Times(May 10, 2016) 1n a mine where salt is dug Hyper mine excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted 2n a job involving drudgery and confinement Syn|Hyper treadmill business, job, line, line of work, occupation the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money |
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