mine /main/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
- (n.) explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
- (v.) get from the earth by excavation
Chinese translation
- n. 矿, 矿藏, 地雷
- vt. 挖掘, 开采, 在...布雷, 破坏
- vi. 开矿, 埋设地雷
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / pronoun
- Pronunciation
- /main/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · TOEFL · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 5.04 · Common
Word forms
mining, mined, mines
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