词汇 | mother lode |
释义 | mother lode 1 ENTRIES FOUND: mother lode (noun) mother lode noun plural mother lodes mother lode noun plural mother lodes Learner's definition of MOTHER LODE [count] chiefly US : the place where the largest amount of gold, silver, etc., in a particular area can be found母脉;主矿脉 — usually singular通常用单数 a gold miner who struck/hit the mother lode [=who found the place containing the largest amount of gold]发现了母脉的掘金者 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 The library's collection of old newspapers has proven to be a mother lode of information about the town's early history.图书馆收藏的旧报纸被证实是这个镇子早期历史资料的主要来源。 |
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