mine
释义
A deep hole or system of tunnels dug to extract coal, metal, or minerals.
矿,矿井(为开采煤、金属或矿物挖的深坑或坑道系统)
A hidden explosive device buried in the ground or placed in water.
地雷;水雷(埋于地下或置于水中的隐藏爆炸装置)
To dig into the earth to extract coal, metal, or minerals.
开采,采掘(挖地以取出煤、金属或矿物)
To place explosive mines in an area.
布雷(在某区域埋设地雷或水雷)
Used to refer to a thing or things belonging to the speaker.
我的(东西)
词根拆分
词根派生采矿义来自拉丁语 mina/mināre「挖出矿石」。mine(矿)是挖出的洞,动词 mine 就是挖。「地雷」义出自攻城战——士兵在敌墙下挖一条 mine(坑道)并填炸药。(物主代词 mine「我的」是另一个本族英语词,只是拼法恰好相同。)
词根 min 还连着 10 个词常用搭配
- 1.coal mine煤矿
- 2.gold mine金矿
- 3.land mine地雷
- 4.mine for gold采金
- 5.lay mines布雷
例句
- 1.
Three workers were trapped underground when the coal mine collapsed.
煤矿坍塌时有三名工人被困在地下。
- 2.
The company plans to mine copper in the remote valley.
公司计划在那个偏远山谷开采铜矿。
- 3.
The soldiers had to clear the field of land mines before advancing.
士兵们必须先清除田里的地雷才能前进。
- 4.
That umbrella is mine, not yours.
那把伞是我的,不是你的。