mines
Aussprache: [maɪnz]
Wort
Kontext: „geology“
(noun) a place where people dig into the ground to find valuable materials like coal, gold, or diamonds. It's like a big hole in the Earth where workers search for these valuable things.
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The miners worked hard in the mine to find precious metals.
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There are no new mines opening in our area this year.
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What kind of resources can we find in that mine?
Kontext: „resource extraction“
(verb) to dig or search for valuable materials in the ground. It's when people go looking for things like gold or coal to take out of the Earth.
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They mine for minerals in the mountains every summer.
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We cannot mine there anymore because the area is protected.
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What types of materials do you want to mine?
Kontext: „ownership“
(pronoun) used to show that something belongs to me. If I say 'mine', I mean it's my thing, like a toy or a book.
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That toy is mine; I bought it yesterday.
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That lunchbox is not mine; it's my sister's.
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Is this book mine or yours?
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