Ore
- “Ore” 指含有大量金属的岩石,人们可以从中提取金属。
- “Iron ore is used to make steel.” (铁矿石用来制造钢铁。)
- “Gold ore is often found in quartz veins.” (金矿石通常在石英脉中找到。)
- “The region is rich in copper ore.” (该地区富含铜矿。)
- 词源自古英语 ‘ār’,意为 “未冶炼的金属”。
- 基本词汇,无词缀。
- 在工业革命时期,矿石的开采和冶炼是现代工业文明的核心。
- 复数形式:Ores (指不同种类的矿石)
- 常见搭配:Ore deposit (矿床), Iron ore (铁矿石)。
- 将 “ore” 与 “more” (更多) 联系起来——从矿石中可以得到 “更多” 的金属。
- Once upon a time, a miner discovered a shiny gold ore deep in the mountain. He became rich and used his wealth to help his village. (从前,一个矿工在山脉深处发现了一个闪亮的金矿石。他变得很富有,并用财富帮助他的村庄。)