mines
mines — 代名詞
1. the thing or things that belong to you, the speaker — used on its own so you do
我的
指屬於說話者的事物
the thing or things that belong to you, the speaker — used on its own so you do not have to say the noun again
That blue jacket is mine — Yara left hers at home.
那件藍色外套是我的——Yara 把自己的留在家裡了。
pattern: [noun] + is + mine — stands alone, no repeated noun
Lotte pointed at the larger slice and said it was mine.
Lotte 指著較大的那塊說那是我的。
The idea was mine, but Henry helped turn it into a working plan.
這個點子是我的，但 Henry 幫忙把它變成可行的計劃。
This seat is mine; I put my bag here an hour ago.
這個座位是我的；我一小時前就把包包放在這裡了。
Dahlia borrowed my pen and then forgot which one was mine.
Dahlia 借了我的筆，然後忘了哪一支是我的。
文法句型
[noun] + is + mine
a [noun] of mine
mine replaces the repeated noun
用法筆記
The standard written form of this pronoun is 'mine' (without -s). The spelling 'mines' appears in some regional dialects but is not used in formal English.
常見錯誤
mines — 名詞
- minessingular
- minesesplural
1. a deep hole or a network of tunnels dug into the ground from which people take o
礦場；礦坑
開採煤礦、金屬等的地下場所
a deep hole or a network of tunnels dug into the ground from which people take out coal, gold, salt, diamonds, or other valuable materials
The coal mines in Xiu's hometown closed down thirty years ago.
Xiu 家鄉的煤礦場在三十年前就關閉了。
collocation: coal mines
Chidi walked past the old salt mines every morning on his way to work.
Chidi 每天上班途中都會經過那些老舊的鹽礦坑。
Children in the village were warned never to play near the abandoned mines.
村裡的孩子們被警告絕對不能靠近那些廢棄礦場玩耍。
Ritu's grandfather spent forty years working in the copper mines.
Ritu 的祖父在銅礦場工作了四十年。
Deep underground, the gold mines stretched for several kilometres in every direction.
在地底深處，金礦坑向四面八方延伸了數公里。
- quarry
an open-air pit where stone, sand, or gravel is cut from the surface — unlike a mine, a quarry does not go underground
- pit
a broader, more everyday word for any large hole in the ground; a gravel pit is shallow, while a mine goes deep underground
- excavation
a formal term for the act of digging rather than the place itself; used in archaeology and engineering contexts
文法句型
a coal/gold/salt mine
work in a mine
mines + plural verb
常見錯誤
2. a bomb hidden beneath the ground or below the surface of the sea that goes off w
地雷；水雷
埋於地下或海中的爆炸裝置
a bomb hidden beneath the ground or below the surface of the sea that goes off when a person, vehicle, or ship passes over it or touches it
The soldiers marked a safe path through the field of buried mines.
士兵們在佈滿地雷的田野中標記出一條安全通道。
collocation: field of buried mines
Hoa's grandfather lost his leg to a land mine during the war.
Hoa 的祖父在戰爭中因地雷失去了一條腿。
collocation: land mine
Naval crews worked for months to clear the sea mines from the harbour.
海軍人員花了數月時間清除港口的水雷。
A single mine can destroy a truck and kill everyone inside it.
一顆地雷就足以摧毀一輛卡車，並殺死車內所有人。
The children were taught to recognise warning signs near old mine fields.
孩子們被教導要認得舊雷區附近的警告標誌。
- landmine
specifically a mine placed on or under the ground; more precise than 'mine' when you need to exclude sea mines
- explosive
a much broader term covering any device or substance that can blow up — a mine is one specific type of explosive
- bomb
a general word for an explosive weapon; a mine is a bomb designed to be hidden and triggered by contact or proximity
文法句型
a land/sea mine
lay/clear mines
a mine explodes
用法筆記
Object refers to the explosive device itself. Distinct from noun sense 1 (EXCAVATION SITE) — context tells you which is meant: 'work in a mine' is sense 1, 'step on a mine' is sense 2.
mines — 動詞
- minespresent simple I / you / we / they
- mineses3rd person singular
- minesing-ing form
- minesedpast simple
1. to dig into the ground to take out coal, gold, diamonds, or other natural resour
開採
從地下挖掘煤、金屬等資源
to dig into the ground to take out coal, gold, diamonds, or other natural resources
Leo's company mines copper from a huge pit in the Atacama Desert.
Leo 的公司從阿塔卡馬沙漠的巨大礦坑中開採銅礦。
transitive: mines + [substance]
Local families have mined salt from this lake bed for centuries.
當地家庭在這片湖床開採鹽礦已有數百年歷史。
The workers mine the coal by hand, using only basic tools.
工人們只靠簡單的工具手工開採煤炭。
Madison learned that people still mine for gold in the nearby hills.
Madison 得知附近山區仍有人在淘金。
The region mines more iron than any other part of the country.
這個地區開採的鐵礦比國內任何地方都多。
文法句型
mine + [substance]
mine for + [substance]
mine + [area]
用法筆記
When the focus is on the substance being obtained, use the pattern 'mine for + substance' (intransitive). When naming the substance directly as the object, use 'mine + substance' (transitive). Both are correct.
2. to bury explosive mines in a stretch of land or water so that they will go off w
佈雷
在區域內埋設地雷或水雷
to bury explosive mines in a stretch of land or water so that they will go off when someone or something passes over them
The army mined the border crossing to slow down the advancing tanks.
軍隊在邊境通道佈雷，以延緩前進的坦克。
transitive: mined + [place]
During the conflict, both sides mined large sections of the coast.
衝突期間，雙方都在海岸大片區域佈了雷。
Noa read that retreating forces had mined the bridge and the road.
Noa 讀到撤退的部隊在橋樑和道路上佈了雷。
Commanders made the decision to mine the harbour entrance at night.
指揮官決定在夜間於港口入口處佈雷。
Fishermen were warned that the navy had mined the narrow channel.
漁民接到警告，海軍已在狹窄的水道中佈了雷。
- booby-trap
to set a hidden trap that may or may not be an explosive — 'mine' specifically means hiding explosive devices
文法句型
mine + [area/place]
be mined
用法筆記
The object is the area that receives the mines, not the mines themselves. 'They mined the harbour' means they put mines inside the harbour, not that they dug minerals there.
常見錯誤
3. to use computer programs to search through very large sets of digital informatio
探勘數據
用軟體探勘大量數據找尋規律
to use computer programs to search through very large sets of digital information, looking for patterns, trends, or useful facts that people can act on
The supermarket mines customer receipts to work out which items sell best.
超市探勘顧客的收據數據，以找出哪些商品最暢銷。
pattern: mine + [data source] for business insight
Researchers mined thousands of medical records looking for early signs of disease.
研究人員探勘了數千份病歷，尋找疾病的早期跡象。
The app mines your listening history and suggests songs you might enjoy.
這個應用程式探勘你的收聽紀錄，推薦你可能喜歡的歌曲。
Companies now routinely mine social media posts to understand public opinion.
現在企業經常探勘社群媒體貼文，以了解公眾意見。
Yara's team mined the traffic data to find the busiest times at each station.
Yara 的團隊探勘了交通數據，找出每個車站最繁忙的時段。
- analyse
a broader term for studying information closely; does not necessarily imply large-scale computer processing
- sift through
suggests manually searching through something, while 'mine' in this sense nearly always involves software
文法句型
mine + [data source]
mine + [data source] + for + [information]
用法筆記
Common in business and technology writing. The object is always the data source (receipts, records, posts), not the information you hope to find.
4. to run computer programs that solve complex mathematical puzzles in order to ear
挖礦
用電腦運算獲取加密貨幣
to run computer programs that solve complex mathematical puzzles in order to earn new units of a digital currency such as Bitcoin
Henry started mining Bitcoin in his garage using old computer equipment.
Henry 在自家車庫用舊電腦設備開始挖比特幣。
transitive: mining + [cryptocurrency name]
The factory was converted into a centre that mines digital currency day and night.
這間工廠被改建成日夜不停挖數位貨幣的中心。
collocation: mines digital currency
Some people mine cryptocurrency on their phones while they sleep.
有些人在睡覺時用手機挖加密貨幣。
Mining one Bitcoin now uses as much electricity as a small country.
現在挖一顆比特幣的耗電量相當於一個小國家的用電量。
Chidi's cousin mines Ethereum with a row of powerful machines in his basement.
Chidi 的表弟用一排強大的機器在地下室挖以太幣。
文法句型
mine + [cryptocurrency]
mine for + [cryptocurrency]
mining + [cryptocurrency]
用法筆記
A recent sense that emerged with Bitcoin around 2009. The process involves verifying transactions on a blockchain network by solving cryptographic puzzles, which requires large amounts of electricity.