| 释义 |
mine2/main/ n. & v.●n. 1 an excavation in the earth for extracting metal, coal, salt, etc. (可开掘金属、煤、盐等的)矿山；矿井 2 an abundant source (of information etc.) (信息等的)库；源泉；宝库 3 a receptacle filled with explosive and placed in the ground or in the water for destroying enemy personnel, ships, etc. (摧毁敌方人员、舰艇等的)地雷；水雷 4a a subterranean gallery in which explosive is placed to blow up fortifications 地雷坑道 b hist. a subterranean passage under the wall of a besieged fortress [史义] (被包围的)城墙下坑道 ●v. tr. 1 obtain (metal, coal, etc.) from a mine 采掘(金属、煤等) 2 (also absol. [亦含宾], often foll. by 常后跟 for) dig in (the earth etc.) for ore etc. 挖(地等)采矿等 3a dig or burrow in (usu. the earth) 挖(通常在地下) b make (a hole, passage, etc.) underground 挖洞(坑道等) 4 lay explosive mines under or in 在…下(中)布雷 5 = UNDERMINE □ mining n.[Middle English from Old French mine, miner, perhaps from Celtic] |