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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
mine
mine UK US [maɪn] pronoun [ mines ]
<E > the one(s) belonging to or connected with me
• "Whose bag is this?" "It's mine."
• Your son is the same age as mine.
• She's an old friend of mine.
Thesaurus+: ↑Possessive forms
• He's my sister's friend really, not mine.
• Please could you back your car up a few feet so that I can get mine out of the drive?
• Here, your eyes are better than mine - could you thread this needle for me?
• Could I borrow a pen? I've lost mine.
• Pat's a great friend of mine.
noun countable
HOLE
1. <E > a hole or system of holes in the ground made for the removal of substances such as coal, metal, and salt by digging
• a coal/salt/gold mine
• a mine shaft
• My grandfather used to work in/ UK down the mines.
Thesaurus+: ↑Mining and quarrying
• The minister maintained that the mines were uneconomic and would have to be closed.
• The nuclear waste is encased in concrete before being sent for storage in disused mines.
• He had worked in the diamond mines of South Africa.
• All the mines in this area were closed down in the 80's.
• The government was severely criticized for its decision to close the mines.
BOMB
2. <I > a type of bomb put below the earth or in the sea which explodes when vehicles, ships or people go over it
• He was killed when his tank ran over a mine.
• The US forces were clearing the surrounding area of mines.
See also landmine
Thesaurus+: ↑Bombs and missiles
• They had laid mines across the road.
• Her leg was blown off when the mine exploded.
• We do not know if there are mines in the area.
Idiom: mine of information
verb
DIG
1. intransitive or transitive to dig coal or another substance out of the ground
• They're mining for salt.
• They mine a lot of copper around these parts.
Thesaurus+: ↑Mining and quarrying ↑Digging
BOMB
2. transitive often passive to place or hide mines in an area of land or sea
• The desert was heavily mined.
Thesaurus+: ↑Detonation and bombardment
Idiom: mine a rich seam of something
determiner old use
used in the past instead of 'my' before nouns that begin with a vowel or h
• mine eyes
• mine host
Thesaurus+: ↑Possessive forms
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