mine
pronoun
uk/maɪn/us/maɪn/A2
the one(s)belongingto orconnectedwith me:
我的（所有物）；属于我的（东西）；与我有关的（人）"Whosebagis this?" "It's mine."“这是谁的包？”“是我的。”
Yoursonis the sameageas mine.你儿子的年纪和我儿子一样大。
She's anoldfriendofmine.她是我的一个老朋友。
Mine is thesilvercar, theconvertible.我的是这辆银色的，这辆敞篷车。
- He's my sister'sfriendreally, not mine.
- Please could you backyourcarup a fewfeetso that I can get mine out of thedrive?
- Here,youreyesarebetterthan mine - could youthreadthisneedlefor me?
- Could Iborrowapen? I'velostmine.
- Pat's agreatfriendof mine.
Linguistics: possessive forms
- hers
- his
- its
- my
- our
- ours
- S, s
- the
- their
- theirs
- thine
- thy
- us
- yer
- your
- yours
Grammar
Pronouns: possessive (my,mine,your,yours, etc.)
We use pronouns to refer to possession and ‘belonging’. There are two types: possessive pronouns and possessive determiners. We use possessive determiners before a noun. We use possessive pronouns in place of a noun:…mine
noun[C]
uk/maɪn/us/maɪn/minenoun[C](HOLE)
B2
aholeorsystemofholesin thegroundwheresubstancessuch ascoal,metal, andsaltareremoved:
矿，矿井acoal/salt/goldmine煤／盐／金矿
a mineshaft矿井
Mygrandfatherused toworkin(UKalsodown) the mines.我祖父以前在矿井里工作。
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- Theministermaintainedthat the mines wereuneconomicand would have to beclosed.
- Thenuclearwasteisencasedinconcretebefore beingsentforstorageindisusedmines.
- He hadworkedin thediamondmines ofSouthAfrica.
- All the mines in thisareawerecloseddown in the 80's.
- Thegovernmentwasseverelycriticizedforitsdecisiontoclosethe mines.
Engineering - mining & quarrying
- anti-mine
- banksman
- biomining
- coal
- coal miner
- coal mining
- coalface
- coalfield
- excavator
- extract
- extractive
- oilfield
- oilman
- OPEC
- petrodollar
- pithead
- prospect
- rig
- shaft
- strip mining
minenoun[C](BOMB)
atypeofbombput below theearthor in theseathatexplodeswhenvehicles,ships, orpeoplego over it:
地雷；水雷He waskilledwhen histankranovera mine.他的坦克触到了地雷，他被炸死了。
The USforceswereclearingthesurroundingareaof mines.美国部队正在清除周围地区的地雷。
See also
landmine
- They hadlaidminesacrosstheroad.
- Herlegwasblownoff when the mineexploded.
- We do notknowif there are mines in thearea.
Bombs & missiles
- anti-mine
- anti-missile
- anti-radar
- anti-satellite
- anti-ship
- enrich
- enrichment
- Exocet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- Molotov cocktail
- mortar
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- smoke bomb
- suicide belt
- suicide vest
- superbomb
- surface-to-air missile
Idiom
a mine of information
mine
verb
uk/maɪn/us/maɪn/mineverb(DIG)
[IorT]
todigcoalor anothersubstanceout of theground:
采，开采（煤等）They're miningforsalt.他们在开采盐。
They mine a lot ofcopperaround theseparts.他们在这周围开采出许多铜。
Engineering - mining & quarrying
- anti-mine
- banksman
- biomining
- coal
- coal miner
- coal mining
- coalface
- coalfield
- excavator
- extract
- extractive
- oilfield
- oilman
- OPEC
- petrodollar
- pithead
- prospect
- rig
- shaft
- strip mining
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Digging
mineverb(BOMB)
[Toften passive]
toplaceorhidemines in anareaoflandorsea:
布雷于Thedesertwasheavilymined.这片沙漠地雷密布。
Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- drone strike
- firebomb
- firebombing
- go off
- prime
- saturation bombing
- shell
- shelling
- shoot
- shootsomethingdown
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
mineverb(GET CURRENCY)
[T]
to usespecialsoftwaretotrytoobtainnewcryptocurrency(=digitalcurrencyproducedby apublicnetworkratherthan by agovernment):
Since 2009, thenumberof bitcoins mined hasskyrocketed.
Idiom
mine a rich seam ofsomething
mine
determiner
old useuk/maɪn/us/maɪn/used in the pastinsteadof "my" beforenounsthatbeginwith avowelor h :
旧时（度用在以元音或h字母开头的名词前，代替my使用）mineeyes我的眼睛
minehost我的主人
Linguistics: possessive forms
- hers
- his
- its
- my
- our
- ours
- S, s
- the
- their
- theirs
- thine
- thy
- us
- yer
- your
- yours
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