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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mine1 /maɪn/ ●●● S1 pronoun [possessive form of ‘I’]  XXused by the person speaking or writing to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with himself or herself 我的（东西） → my It was Glen’s idea, not mine. 这是格伦的主意，不是我的。 ‘Is that your car?’ ‘No, mine is parked over the road.’ “那是你的车吗？”“不是，我的车停在路对面。” You’ve got good legs – mine are too thin. 你的腿很美——我的腿太细了。 His English is better than mine. 他英语比我好。of mine I want you to meet an old friend of mine. 我想让你见见我的一个老朋友。

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friend of mine• He manages a house for a friend of mine.• He named a man who, as I have said, was a very close friend of mine.• He is a very good friend of mine and a good coach.• A friend of mine dresses entirely in Harrods, bought in the January sales.• A friend of mine had a son called Rick, who was learning brick-laying at a local college.• A friend of mine has also installed the same application recently, yet experiences no such problem.• Another labor lawyer, a friend of mine, sent me a copy.• A good friend of mine was wounded; there were a bunch of people hurt.

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mine2 ●●○ W3 noun [countable]  1  TIDIGa deep hole or holes in the ground that people dig so that they can remove coal, gold, tin etc 矿井，矿 → miningcoal/gold/copper etc mine one of the largest coal mines in the country 该国最大的煤矿之一in/down a mine the time when children used to work down the mines 童工在矿井下工作的那个时代2  SCBa type of bomb that is hidden just below the ground or under water and that explodes when it is touched 地雷；水雷 They learnt how to lay mines (=put them in place). 他们学习了如何布雷。 The ship struck a mine and sank. 船撞上水雷沉没了。 → landmine3  a mine of information (about/on something) KNOW somethingsomeone or something that can give you a lot of information about a particular subject and that is therefore very useful or helpful （关于某事物的）大量信息的来源 The website is a mine of information about all forms of cancer. 这个网站提供大量有关各种癌症的信息。

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mine• But Wheal Jane, Cornwall's biggest mine, has announced that it wants to extend its workings.• He was scarcely out of school before he had patented a rock-boring machine for coal mines.• Before World War I more than a million workers labored in the coal mines of Great Britain.• Deliberately he walked into the minefield, triggering off every mine and thus absorbing in his own body the entire explosion.• an old gold mine• The world price for tin is high and so companies have been opening new larger mines in Cornwall.• The barrier between the mines could be tunnelled through and an escape route created.• In it are the different specimens of salt which are found in the mine, some of the red and white crystals.• Nothing has yet happened in the mines.in/down a mine• And when I was growing I dreamed about what I wanted to do in mine.• Here in a world where she never existed, with people who do not exist in mine.• I shook hands with her, startled how bony and warm her hand felt in mine.• Second, gold is found in mines.• I took her hand in mine and it was warm, and I felt still that strong persistent throb of life.• Oliver Ingraham almost draped his hand in mine.• I felt an unusual twinge of pity for him and reached out and clasped one of his hands in mine.• He was a partner in a major firm and a friend of the partners in mine.lay mines• We were taught about hand grenades and explosives, and how to set ambushes and lay mines in the most effective pattern.

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mine3 ●○○ verb (mined, mining)  1  [intransitive, transitive]TIDIG to dig large holes in the ground in order to remove coal, gold etc 挖掘矿井，采矿；开采 Copper has been mined here since the sixteenth century. 从16世纪起这里就开始开采铜矿。 This area has been mined for over 300 years. 这个地区采矿已经有300多年了。mine for The company first started mining for salt in 1851. 这家公司1851年开始采盐。n Grammar Mine is often passive in this meaning when used as a transitive verb.2  [transitive]SCB to hide bombs in the sea or under the ground 在…中布雷 All the roads leading to the village had been mined. 通向那个村庄的所有道路都布了地雷。n Grammar Mine is usually passive in this meaning.→ See Verb table

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mine• The border is heavily mined.• Most of the new settlers came here to mine for gold.• Simon mines his childhood experiences for his plays.• Lead has been mined in this area for hundreds of years.• The Chechen rebels can still mount hit-and-run attacks, mining roads and ambushing convoys.• The church was built by Don Jose de la Borda, who made his fortune mining silver.mine for• Explorers have been mining for gold in this area for several years.From Longman Business Dictionaryminemine1 /maɪn/ noun [countable] a deep hole or series of holes that are dug in the ground in order to find gold, coal, diamonds etcThe closure of the coal mines caused a lot of unemployment in the area.minemine2 verb [intransitive, transitive] to dig holes or passages under the ground in order to obtain gold, coal, diamonds etc→ See Verb tableOrigin mine2 (1300-1400) Old French Vulgar Latin mina

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mine¹ S1 /maɪn/ pronoun [possessive form of ‘I’]
used by the person speaking or writing to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with himself or herself ⇨ my:
    It was Glen’s idea, not mine.
    ‘Is that your car?’ ‘No, mine is parked over the road.’
    You’ve got good legs – mine are too thin.
    His English is better than mine.
    of mine
    I want you to meet an old friend of mine.

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mine² S2 W3 noun [countable]1. a deep hole or holes in the ground that people dig so that they can remove coal, gold, tin etc ⇨ mining
    coal/gold/copper etc mine
    one of the largest coal mines in the country
    in/down a mine
    the time when children used to work down the mines
2. a type of bomb that is hidden just below the ground or under water and that explodes when it is touched:
    They learnt how to lay mines (=put them in place).
    The ship struck a mine and sank. ⇨ landmine
3. a mine of information (about/on something) someone or something that can give you a lot of information about a particular subject and that is therefore very useful or helpful:
    The website is a mine of information about all forms of cancer.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ bomb a weapon that explodes: The bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem during the city’s morning rush hour. | Fifty-five people were injured in a car bomb attack in Baghdad. | Morrow was convicted in 1998 of sending four letter bombs (=a small bomb hidden in a package and sent to someone in order to hurt or kill them) to government officials. | People were worried that terrorists would try to detonate a dirty bomb (=a bomb that contains nuclear materials )in the city centre.
   ▪ explosives bombs or substances that can cause explosions: They used explosives to blow the door off the front of the building. | The car was packed with 1,000 lbs of high explosives (=powerful explosives).
   ▪ device a bomb – used especially in news reports: Police found the device hidden in a suitcase. | A bomb threat was received and the building was evacuated, but no device was found.
   ▪ IED a bomb that has been made using whatever materials are available, especially one used to blow up soldiers travelling through a place. IED is short for ‘improvised explosive device’: Several soldiers were killed when an IED exploded as their convoy drove by.
   ▪ mine a type of bomb that is hidden just below the ground or under water, and that explodes when it is touched: The fields are still full of landmines. | The ship struck a mine and sank.
   ▪ grenade (also hand grenade) a small bomb that can be thrown by hand or fired from a special gun: He pulled the pin and threw a grenade toward the enemy’s position.

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mine³ verb (past tense and past participle mined, present participle mining)
1. [intransitive, transitive usually passive] to dig large holes in the ground in order to remove coal, gold etc:
    Copper has been mined here since the sixteenth century.
    This area has been mined for over 300 years.
    mine for
    The company first started mining for salt in 1851.
2. [transitive usually passive] to hide bombs in the sea or under the ground:
    All the roads leading to the village had been mined.