ore

IPA/ɔː(r)/
KK[ˈɔr]IPA/ɔːr/

ore — 名詞

  • oresingular
  • oresplural

1. stone or earth dug out of the ground that contains a useful metal such as iron,

1.名詞B2
釋義

礦石

含有可開採金屬的天然岩石

stone or earth dug out of the ground that contains a useful metal such as iron, copper, or gold, which can then be separated and used

例句

The hills around Selim's village are rich in iron ore.

Selim 村莊周圍的山區富含鐵礦石。

collocation: iron / copper / gold ore

Miners in northern Chile spend long shifts pulling copper ore from deep underground tunnels.

智利北部的礦工每天長時間輪班，從地底深處的隧道挖出銅礦石。

typical context: mining underground

常見搭配
  • iron ore
  • copper ore
  • gold ore
  • tin ore
  • rich in ore
  • extract ore
  • mine ore
  • smelt ore
同義詞
  • mineral

    broader — any naturally occurring solid substance; ore specifically contains extractable metal

  • lode

    a vein or deposit of ore inside rock; the geological setting, not the material itself

文法句型

iron ore

copper ore

rich in ore

用法筆記

Often used with a metal name before it (iron ore, copper ore, gold ore). The bare word 'ore' usually refers to the unprocessed rock; the metal that comes out after smelting is named separately.

常見錯誤

They mined a lot of ores from the hill.
They mined a lot of ore from the hill.
'ore' is usually uncountable when talking about the material in general; use a plural only for distinct types (different ores have different properties).
The factory turns ore directly into steel.
The factory smelts ore to get the metal, which is then made into steel.
ore is the raw rock; the metal must be separated first by heating.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • ore deposit
  • ore body
  • ore reserves
  • iron ore
  • copper ore
  • gold ore

常用片語

  • mine for ore
  • process the ore
  • high-grade ore
  • low-grade ore

介系詞搭配

  • rich in ore
  • extract metal from ore