mine
gb/mˈaɪn/ us/mˈaɪn/
A1
Ingles
~ 2200
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
pronoun
A1
relation
1
something that belongs to me
Shows that something belongs to me.
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] is mine
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'mine' with 'my'. 'Mine' is used without a noun after it, while 'my' must be followed by a noun.
Mga kasingkahulugan
my own (More emphatic or explicit form of possession compared to 'mine'.)
Mga kasalungat
yours (Indicates possession by the person spoken to, opposite of 'mine'.)
Mga kolokasyon
mine alone
|mine forever
|mine to keep
Mga tema
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- That book on the table is mine.
- This seat is mine, not yours.
- The idea was mine from the start.
- Is this pen yours or mine?
- All the credit for the project is mine.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- This bag is mine.
- The red car is mine.
- That phone is mine.
- This house is mine.
- Is this coat mine?
Pangngalan
A2
entity
2
place for extracting minerals
A place in the ground where people dig out coal, gold, or other things.
Padron ng paggamit:
work in a mine
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners confuse 'mine' with 'mines' (plural) or 'miner' (a person who works in a mine).
Mga kasingkahulugan
quarry (A place where stone or other materials are extracted; not always underground like many mines.)
Mga kasalungat
factory (A place where goods are made rather than raw materials extracted.)
Mga kolokasyon
coal mine
|gold mine
|open-pit mine
|abandoned mine
Mga tema
industry
|geography
|work
|science
Mga Halimbawa
- The workers spent all day in the coal mine.
- They discovered a new gold mine in the region.
- The mine has been closed for safety reasons.
- He comes from a mining town near the old copper mine.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- My uncle works in a coal mine.
- They found gold in the mine.
- The mine is very deep.
- The mine closed last year.
Pangngalan
technical
B1
entity
3
explosive device hidden in ground or sea
A bomb hidden in the ground or water that explodes when someone touches it or goes near it.
Padron ng paggamit:
step on a mine
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'mine' (explosive) with 'mine' (place for digging minerals). Context is important.
Mga kasingkahulugan
bomb (A general term for an explosive device; not necessarily hidden like a mine.)
Mga kasalungat
safe zone (An area free from explosives.)
Mga kolokasyon
land mine
|sea mine
|clear mines
Mga tema
military
|safety
|law
|science
Mga Halimbawa
- Soldiers were trained to detect and remove mines.
- The area was dangerous because of land mines.
- Ships must avoid waters known to have sea mines.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The soldier saw a land mine.
- There are many mines in the field.
- They removed the mines from the road.
Pandiwa
B1
action
4
take minerals from ground
To dig into the ground to take out coal, gold, or other things.
Padron ng paggamit:
to mine [resource] from [place]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'mine' as a verb with 'dig'; 'mine' specifically means to dig for valuable materials.
Mga kasingkahulugan
extract (More general; can refer to taking out substances from any source, not just the earth.)
Mga kasalungat
bury (To put something into the ground rather than remove it.)
Mga kolokasyon
mine coal
|mine gold
|mine for diamonds
Mga tema
industry
|work
|science
Mga Halimbawa
- They plan to mine copper in this region.
- Gold was mined here for over a century.
- The company mines coal from several sites.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- They mine coal here.
- We will mine gold from the hill.
- People mine diamonds in Africa.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
mine
IPA
GB/mˈaɪn/
US/mˈaɪn/
Mga pantig at diin
mine (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (mine)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: mine
- Plural: mines
Verb
- Base: mine
- 3rd Person Singular: mines
- Present Participle: mining
- Past: mined
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
gold mine
1/ɡˈoʊld mˈaɪn/
fixed phrase
source of great wealth or value
Something that has a lot of valuable things or useful information.
Mga Halimbawa
- Her book is a gold mine of information about gardening.
- That old attic turned out to be a gold mine of antiques.
land mine
1/lˈænd mˈaɪn/
fixed phrase
technical
explosive buried under ground surface
A bomb put under the ground that explodes when someone steps on it or drives over it.
Mga Halimbawa
- The soldiers carefully cleared the field of land mines.
- He lost his leg after stepping on a land mine.
minefield
1/mˈaɪnfˌild/
fixed phrase
area with explosives or many dangers
A place full of mines; also a situation with many hidden problems.
Mga Halimbawa
- Crossing that border is like walking through a minefield.
- The negotiations are a political minefield.