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单词 mined-out
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mined-outadj.

Brit. /ˌmʌɪndˈaʊt/, U.S. /ˌmaɪndˈaʊt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mined adj., out adv., int., and prep.
Etymology: < mined adj. + out adv., int., and prep.
Of a mine, vein, etc.: thoroughly worked, so that further mining is impractical; exhausted of ore, etc. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts.
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1934 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 31 Mar. 4/1 These little farms..are intended mainly for workers in mined-out coal regions or other mining areas.
1948 Amer. Hist. Rev. 53 515 Rather than being mined out, as many scholars think, many veins in the field [of early American history] have yet to be opened.
1972 Science 26 May 898/2 Some will venture the opinion that, compared to the biological sciences, physics is largely ‘mined out’.
1980 Science 11 Jan. 149/2 (caption) The mine pit at Great Canadian Oil Sands. In the foreground is the mined-out area.
1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Dec. 33/1 The Italian Renaissance..is practically a mined-out vein.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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