mother lode
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈmother lode, motherlode /ˈmʌðələʊd $ -ðərloʊd/ noun [countable usually singular] American English 1. HETIa mine that is full of gold, silver etc 〔矿藏的〕母脉，主脉2 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa place where you can find a lot of a particular type of object 〔可以找到大量某类物品的〕宝库，聚集地mother lode of The Sharper Image catalog is a mother lode of men’s gadgets and toys. Sharper Image的产品目录里可以找到许多男用物品和玩具。3 hit the mother lode informal to produce or find something that will make you very rich, happy, or successful 挖到宝；撞大运 They hit the mother lode with their second album. 他们靠第二张专辑一跃而红。
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mother lode• The region is a mother lode of potential support for his candidacy.ˈmother lode nounChineseSyllable
mine of a silver gold, is etc Corpus that full
mother lode
ˈmother lode
, moth‧er‧lode /ˈmʌðələʊd $ -ðərloʊd/ noun [countable usually singular] American English
1. a mine that is full of gold, silver etc
2. a place where you can find a lot of a particular type of object
mother lode of
The Sharper Image catalog is a mother lode of men’s gadgets and toys.
3. hit the mother lode informal to produce or find something that will make you very rich, happy, or successful:
They hit the mother lode with their second album.
ˈmother lode
, moth‧er‧lode /ˈmʌðələʊd $ -ðərloʊd/ noun [countable usually singular] American English1. a mine that is full of gold, silver etc
2. a place where you can find a lot of a particular type of object
mother lode of
3. hit the mother lode informal to produce or find something that will make you very rich, happy, or successful: