- used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker我的所有, 属我之物; 与我有关之物:
you go your way and I'll go mine
你我各走各的路
some friends of mine.
我的一些朋友。
- archaic (used before a vowel) my〈古〉[用于元音前]我的:
tears did fill mine eyes.
我真的是热泪盈眶。
词源
Old English mīn, of Germanic origin; related to ME1 and to Dutch mijn and German mein.
1
- an excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals矿, 矿山, 矿井:
a copper mine.
铜矿。
1.1
- in sing. an abundant source of something源泉; 宝库:
the book contains a mine of information.
该书包含了丰富的信息。
2
- a type of bomb placed on or just below the surface of the ground or in the water which detonates when activated by a person, vehicle, or ship地雷; 水雷。
2.1
- historical a subterranean passage under the wall of a besieged fortress, especially one in which explosives are put to blow up fortifications〈史〉(为炸毁防御工事而在被围要塞墙下挖掘的)炸药坑道。
with obj. (常作be mined)
1
- obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine采(煤等矿物)。
1.1
- dig in (the earth) for coal or other minerals在(地下)…采矿:
the hills were mined for copper oxide
开采这些山的氧化铜
no obj. many English financiers managed to obtain concessions to mine for silver.许多英国金融家设法获得了开采银矿的特许权。
1.2
- dig or burrow in (the earth)在(地下)挖洞(或坑道)。
1.3
- figurative delve into (an abundant source) to extract something of value, especially information or skill〈喻〉开采, 开发(有价值之物, 尤指信息或技巧):
how do they manage to mine such a rich vein of talent?
他们是怎样成功开发如此丰富人才资源的?
2
- lay explosive mines on or just below the surface of (the ground or water)在(地面或水面)下布雷, 布雷于:
the area was heavily mined.
这个地区布满了地雷。
2.1
- destroy by means of an explosive mine炸毁。
派生词
mineable
(亦作minable)adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French mine (noun), miner (verb), perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh mwyn 'ore', earlier 'mine'.