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单词 gold mine
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gold mine

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noun

a mine yielding gold.
a source of great wealth or profit, or any desirable thing.
a copious source or reserve of something required: a gold mine of information about antiques.

Origin of gold mine

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Words nearby gold mine

Golding, gold leaf, Goldman, Goldmark, gold medal, gold mine, goldminer, gold mining, gold note, gold-of-pleasure, Goldoni
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British Dictionary definitions for gold mine

gold mine

noun

a place where gold ore is mined
a source of great wealth, profit, etc

Derived forms of gold mine

gold-miner, noungold-mining, noun
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Idioms and Phrases with gold mine

gold mine

A rich, plentiful source of wealth or some other desirable thing, as in That business proved to be a gold mine, or She's a gold mine of information about the industry. [First half of 1800s]

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