| 词组 | mine |
| 释义 | mine /maɪn/ noun 1. a deep hole in the ground that people dig so that they can remove coal, gold, tin etcnouns + minea coal/gold/copper etc mine More than a million people worked in Britain’s coal mines.a salt mine Political prisoners were sent to work in the salt mines.adjectivesa deep mine The TauTona gold mine in South Africa is the deepest mine in the world.an opencast mine BrE (=one where coal is taken out of holes in the ground near the surface) Opencast mines cause a lot of damage to the environment.mine + nounsa mine shaft also a mineshaft (=a hole down into a mine) The boy fell down an abandoned mine shaft.mine workings (=the tunnels etc that have been dug for a mine) The old mine workings were now full of water.a mine owner The mine owners built houses for their workers.verbsa mine produces coal/gold etc The mine will produce 9 million tonnes of coal a year.prepositionsin a mine Working conditions in these mines were terrible.down a mine Have you ever been down a mine?People who work in mines are called miners.2. a type of bomb that is hidden just below the ground or under water and that explodes when it is touchedadjectives/nouns + minea land mine also a landmine There are landmines all over the area.an anti-tank mine (=aimed at destroying tanks) The vehicle ran over an anti-tank mine.an anti-personnel mine (=aimed at killing people on foot) The countryside is littered with anti-personnel mines.verbslay/plant mines They laid mines around the airport.hit/strike a mine The men were killed when their car hit a mine.step on a mine He was badly injured when he stepped on a mine.clear/remove mines Work was underway to clear mines from the waters around Kuwait.detect a mine The device can detect buried land mines.detonate a mine One of the goats detonated a mine.a mine explodes/goes off A mine exploded as the convoy passed.a mine blows up sb/sth His friend was blown up by a mine.A dangerous area where people have laid a lot of mines is called a minefield. |
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