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mineshaft

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mine·shaft /ˈmaɪnʃɑːft $ -ʃæft/ noun [countable]  a deep narrow hole that goes into the ground to a mine 井筒;竖井
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mineshaftThat did not prevent her from being thrown down a mineshaft to her death in 1918.
mine·shaft nounChineseSyllable
deep into the ground a Corpus narrow hole that goes


mineshaft
mineshaft /ˈmaɪnʃɑːft $ -ʃæft/ noun [countable]
a deep narrow hole that goes into the ground to a mine


mine·shaftBrE /ˈmaɪnʃɑːft/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmaɪnʃæft/ 🔊 nouna deep narrow hole that goes down to a mine 井筒;竖井