| 单词 | mine |
| 释义 | mine (once / 32 pages) 1nv 2nv A mine is a hole in the earth from which workers take valuable things: coal, diamonds, copper. It is also a bomb that explodes when it's touched, often buried in the earth. When you think of mines, think of something beneath the surface or hidden. People mine for gold by sifting through water and rocks. West Virginia is famous for its coal mines. A mine field might describe a field laced with explosives — such as landmines. When people put these explosives in place, they're mining the land. Also, any dangerous situation can be called a mine field. Talking about sensitive subjects — like religion or race — is a verbal mind field for sure. WORD FAMILYmine: countermine, mined, miner, mines, mining+/countermine: countermined, countermines, countermining/mined: unmined/miner: miners/mining: minings USAGE EXAMPLESFriends of mine throughout the country regularly remind me that there is something unique about Seahawks fans. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) A former student of mine from another college I taught at over a year ago named Mia walked in with a few friends. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) It was a rare bit of good news for Wyoming’s mining industry, hit hard by a downturn in coal and a recent BLM coal-leasing moratorium. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted Hypo|Hyper coal mine, coalpit a mine where coal is dug from the ground copper minea mine where copper is dug from the ground gold mine, goldminea mine where gold ore is found salt minea mine where salt is dug silver minea mine where silver ore is dug strip minean open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface sulfur mine, sulphur minea mine where sulphur is dug from the ground excavation a hole in the ground made by excavating 2v get from the earth by excavation 2mine ores and metals Hypo|Hyper strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine extract (ore) from a strip-mine exploit, tap draw from; make good use of 1n explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel Hypo|Hyper floating mine, marine mine an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it booby trap, ground-emplaced mine, land minean explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over bouncing bettyan antipersonnel land mine claymore, claymore minean antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy magnetic mine(nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship) explosive device device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy 2v lay mines The Vietnamese mined Cambodia Hypo|Hyper countermine destroy enemy mines with one's own mines reenforce, reinforce make stronger |
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