mine

mine¹
possessive pronoun

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。

possessive determiner

(archaic)(used before a vowel) my
(古)[用于元音前]我的
tears did fill mine eyes.
我热泪盈眶。

语源

Old English mīn, of Germanic origin; related to me and to Dutch mijn and German mein

mine²
noun

an excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals
矿，矿山，矿井
a copper mine.
铜矿。
■[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。
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
■(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

verb
[with obj.](常作 be mined)

obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine
采（煤等矿物）
■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。
■dig or burrow in (the earth)
在（地下）挖洞（或坑道）
■(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？。
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。
■destroy by means of an explosive mine
炸毁

派生
mineable
adjective

(亦作 minable)

语源

late Middle English: from Old French mine (noun), miner (verb), perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh mwyn 'ore', earlier 'mine'

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