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单词 dry hole
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Definition of dry hole in English:

dry hole

noun
  • A well drilled for oil or gas but yielding none.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is very easy to drill dry holes and the only guarantee we have is that we will experience failures.
    • This is a Texas oilman who seemed to drill nothing but dry holes.
    • Some newly discovered fields will be gushers and some will be dry holes.
    • You can spend a whole lot of money on exploration and still hit dry holes.
    • But Shell withdrew from exploration, because for 2 years it had drilled nothing but dry holes.
 
 

Definition of dry hole in US English:

dry hole

noun
  • A well drilled for oil or gas but yielding none.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is very easy to drill dry holes and the only guarantee we have is that we will experience failures.
    • This is a Texas oilman who seemed to drill nothing but dry holes.
    • Some newly discovered fields will be gushers and some will be dry holes.
    • But Shell withdrew from exploration, because for 2 years it had drilled nothing but dry holes.
    • You can spend a whole lot of money on exploration and still hit dry holes.
 
 
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