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  • Conjugation : past  mined ; ing  mining
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

mine [maɪn]
  1. 1. noun [c] (for coal,gold etc) 矿
  2. 2. noun (bomb) 地雷
  3. 3. vt. [+coal] [ gold etc] (dig out) 开采
  4. 4. vt. [+area] (lay mines in) 布雷
    he's a real mine of information
    真是一本活字典

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

mine
  1. 1. 地雷;水霄;矿山
mine [maɪn]
  1. 1. pronoun 我的
    At such times, it seemed like the world was mine.
    在这种时候,我感觉好像世界都是我的
  2. 2. noun [Person Name] 米内
  3. 3. n.[c] 矿,矿井
    A century ago there were children working down in the mines.
    一个世纪前,就有童工这些矿井下劳作
  4. 4. n.[c] [Military] 地雷水雷
    He died when a mine detonated beneath his truck.
    那时,一颗地雷在他的卡车底下爆炸,将他当场炸死。
  5. 5. n.[c] 宝库源泉
    The local coal mines supply the fuel for electricity power stations.
    当地的煤矿发电站供应燃料
  6. 6. vi. 开采采矿
  7. 7. vt. 开采挖掘
    Copper, lead and zinc were mined in the centre and north of the country.
    这个国家的中部北部开采出了铜、铅、锌矿。
  8. 8. vt. [Military] 在……布雷
    This area was very heavily mined by both sides over long periods of the war.
    在那场旷日持久战争期间双方都在这个地区布上了非常密集的地雷
    The Vietnamese mined Cambodia.
    越南人柬埔寨布雷
  9. 9. vt. 从……中提取有价值的东西
  10. 10. vt. 在……下面挖掘坑道

Collins English-English Dictionary

mine [maɪn]
  1. 1. pron something or someone belonging to or associated with me
    mine is best
  2. 2. determiner an archaic word for my
    mine eyes
    mine host
  3. 3. determiner [Etymology] Old English min; compare Old High German, Old Norse min, Dutch mijn
mine [maɪn]
  1. 1. n a system of excavations made for the extraction of minerals, esp coal, ores, or precious stones
  2. 2. n any deposit of ore or minerals
  3. 3. n a lucrative source or abundant supply
    she was a mine of information
  4. 4. n a device containing an explosive designed to destroy ships, vehicles, or personnel, usually laid beneath the ground or in water
  5. 5. n a tunnel or sap dug to undermine a fortification
  6. 6. n a groove or tunnel made by certain insects, esp in a leaf
  7. 7. vb to dig into (the earth) for (minerals)
  8. 8. vb to make (a hole, tunnel, etc) by digging or boring
  9. 9. vb to place explosive mines in position below the surface of (the sea or land)
  10. 10. vb to undermine (a fortification) by digging mines or saps
  11. 11. vb another word for undermine
  12. 12. vb [Etymology] C13: from Old French, probably of Celtic origin; compare Irish mein, Welsh mwyn ore, mine

Examples

a friend of mine
我的一位朋友
mine are better
我的要好些
mine eyes
我的双眼
mine honor
我的荣誉[现用于名词后作呼语]
daughter mine
我的女儿
rework an old mine
重新开采旧矿

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