| 单词 | mother lode |
| 释义 | mother lode From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishEarth sciences, Industrymother lodeˈmother lode, motherlode /ˈmʌðələʊd $ -ðərloʊd/ noun [countable usually singular] American English1 HETIa mine that is full of gold, silver etc2 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa place where you can find a lot of a particular type of objectmother lode ofThe Sharper Image catalog is a mother lode of men’s gadgets and toys.3 → hit the mother lodeExamples from the Corpusmother lode• The region is a mother lode of potential support for his candidacy. |
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