miner
/ˈmaɪnə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmaɪnər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmīnə(r)/ (ame, mw)
miner — 名詞
- minersingular
- minersplural
1. A person whose job is to extract coal, gold, diamonds, or other valuable materia
礦工
在礦坑中開採礦物的人
A person whose job is to extract coal, gold, diamonds, or other valuable materials from underground tunnels and pits.
The miners at the gold mine in Ghana work in very hot conditions underground.
迦納金礦的礦工們在地下非常炎熱的環境中工作。
collocation: gold miner / coal miner
Antonia's grandfather worked as a coal miner in West Virginia for forty years.
Antonia 的祖父在西維吉尼亞州當了四十年的煤礦工人。
After the tunnel collapsed, rescue teams worked through the night to reach the trapped miners.
隧道坍塌後，救援團隊徹夜工作，設法救出受困的礦工。
The foreman warned the new miners always to wear their helmets and lamps underground.
工頭提醒新進礦工，在地下工作時一定要戴好頭盔和礦燈。
Yael worked as a miner, loading chunks of coal onto a moving belt deep underground.
Yael 是一名礦工，負責在地下深處將煤塊裝上輸送帶。
- mineworker
A neutral, slightly more formal term that covers all types of mining labour.
- pit worker
Chiefly British English; refers specifically to someone who works in a coal pit (coal mine).
用法筆記
Often combined with the type of mineral being extracted: a coal miner, a gold miner, a diamond miner.
常見錯誤
2. A person or organization that uses specialized computer hardware and software to
挖礦者
用電腦軟體挖掘加密貨幣的人
A person or organization that uses specialized computer hardware and software to solve complex mathematical problems in order to create new units of a digital currency, such as Bitcoin.
Eri set up eight powerful computers in her garage to work as a Bitcoin miner.
Eri 在車庫裡架設了八台強大的電腦，成為一名 Bitcoin 挖礦者。
collocation: Bitcoin miner
The cost of electricity is the biggest expense for most crypto miners around the world.
電費是全世界大多數加密貨幣挖礦者最大的開銷。
Smaller miners often join a mining pool so they can earn cryptocurrency more steadily together.
較小型的挖礦者通常會加入挖礦池，一起更穩定地賺取加密貨幣。
Eli checked the temperature of his mining rig every hour to stop the machines from overheating.
Eli 每小時都會檢查礦機的溫度，以免機器過熱。
Some crypto miners have moved their equipment to countries with cheaper electricity and cooler climates.
有些加密貨幣挖礦者已將設備搬到電費較低、氣候較涼爽的國家。
- crypto miner
Shortened form used interchangeably in informal and technical contexts.
- Bitcoin miner
Specifically refers to a miner of the Bitcoin network; the most common type of cryptocurrency miner.
用法筆記
Can refer to either an individual hobbyist running a single machine or a large company operating thousands of specialised computers in a 'mining farm'.