mine
mine — 代名詞
1. Used to refer to something that belongs to the person who is speaking or writing
我的（東西）
屬於我的事物，不重複名詞
Used to refer to something that belongs to the person who is speaking or writing, without repeating the noun itself — for example, saying "That bag is mine" instead of "That bag is my bag."
Leo borrowed my pen, but the one on the desk is mine.
Leo 借了我的筆，但桌上那支是我的。
possessive pronoun standing alone as complement
Élise thought the blue suitcase was hers, but it was actually mine.
Élise 以為那個藍色手提箱是她的，但其實是我的。
Your opinion on the matter is different from mine, and that is fine.
你在這件事上的意見和我的不同，那也沒關係。
Quan asked if the car in the driveway was mine or my neighbour's.
Quan 問車道上那輛車是我的還是鄰居的。
An old friend of mine from college called me last night.
我的一位大學老朋友昨晚打電話給我。
文法句型
used as subject, object, or complement
replaces [possessive adjective + noun]
用法筆記
Mine is a possessive pronoun — it stands alone without a following noun. This contrasts with the possessive adjective my, which must be followed by a noun (e.g., my book, not mine book). Expressions such as a friend of mine and of mine are common fixed patterns.
常見錯誤
mine — 名詞
1. a deep underground network of tunnels dug to extract valuable materials like coa
礦坑；礦井
為開採礦物而挖掘的地下坑道
a deep underground network of tunnels dug to extract valuable materials like coal, gold, diamonds, copper, or salt from beneath the earth's surface
The gold mine in South Africa closed after a century of operation.
南非的那座金礦在營運了一個世紀後關閉了。
compound noun: gold mine
Jenna's grandfather worked in a coal mine for thirty years before retiring.
Jenna 的祖父在一座煤礦工作了三十年後才退休。
The company opened a new copper mine in the mountains last spring.
那家公司去年春天在山上開了一座新的銅礦。
Rescue teams arrived at the mine after the tunnel collapsed on Tuesday.
隧道在星期二倒塌後，救援隊抵達了礦坑。
The abandoned diamond mine has become a popular tourist attraction.
那座廢棄的鑽石礦已經成為一個受歡迎的觀光景點。
- quarry
an open-air excavation for stone or gravel, not an underground tunnel system
文法句型
work in a mine
mine + [mineral]: compound noun
用法筆記
The type of material extracted is typically specified as a compound noun: coal mine, gold mine, diamond mine, copper mine. A mine is underground, unlike a quarry (open-air excavation for stone or gravel).
2. a metal device packed with explosives, hidden beneath the earth's surface or und
地雷；水雷
埋設於地面或水中的爆炸裝置
a metal device packed with explosives, hidden beneath the earth's surface or underwater, designed to explode when triggered by a person, vehicle, or ship passing nearby
The army cleared the field after discovering several land mines.
軍方在發現幾枚地雷後清空了那個區域。
compound noun: land mine
Naval ships must navigate carefully through waters where mines have been laid.
軍艦必須小心航行經過佈有水雷的水域。
passive: mines have been laid
A mine exploded beneath the patrol vehicle, but no one was hurt.
一枚地雷在巡邏車底下爆炸，但沒有人受傷。
The peace treaty required both sides to remove all mines from the border.
和平條約要求雙方清除邊境上的所有地雷。
Divers found an old naval mine from the war on the ocean floor.
潛水員在海底發現了一枚戰爭時期遺留下來的水雷。
- explosive device
a more general term for any object that contains explosives
文法句型
lay a mine
step on a mine
clear mines
用法筆記
The two main types are land mines (buried in the ground) and naval mines (placed in the sea). The verbs lay, plant, and clear are commonly paired with this sense. The expression step on a mine typically describes accidentally triggering a land mine.
常見錯誤
mine — 動詞
1. to remove valuable materials like coal, gold, or diamonds from beneath the earth
開採；挖掘
從地下挖取礦物或貴重物質
to remove valuable materials like coal, gold, or diamonds from beneath the earth's surface by digging
The company has been mining copper in this region since 1995.
那家公司從1995年以來一直在這個地區開採銅礦。
transitive: mine + [mineral]
Aoi's father mined coal for a living in the mountains of Kyushu.
Aoi 的父親在九州的山區以挖煤維生。
The workers mined salt from deep underground caves near the coast.
工人從海岸附近的地下深處開採鹽礦。
They are mining for diamonds along the riverbed in Sierra Leone.
他們正在獅子山共和國的河床沿線開採鑽石。
The village stopped mining after the main tunnel became unsafe last year.
那個村莊在主隧道去年變得不安全後就停止採礦了。
文法句型
mine + [mineral]
mine for [mineral]
mine [mineral] from [place]
用法筆記
Inflections: mine → mined (past) → mined (past participle) → mining (present participle). The intransitive form uses the preposition for (mine for gold), while the transitive form takes the mineral as a direct object (mine gold).
常見錯誤
2. to hide explosive devices under the ground or in the water as a military tactic
佈雷
在陸地或水中放置爆炸裝置
to hide explosive devices under the ground or in the water as a military tactic so that they will explode when an enemy, vehicle, or ship passes over them
The enemy forces mined the entire beach before the invasion began.
敵軍在入侵開始前在整個海灘佈了雷。
transitive: mine + [area]
The harbour was heavily mined during the war to stop enemy ships.
戰爭期間港口被大量佈雷，以阻止敵方船隻進入。
passive: [area] was mined
The rebels mined the road leading to the capital city at midnight.
叛軍在午夜時分在通往首都的道路上佈了雷。
Engineers spent two weeks mining the area around the military base.
工兵花了兩週在軍事基地周圍區域佈雷。
- booby-trap
more specific — hiding a device designed to surprise and harm the person who triggers it
- clear
to remove mines from an area
文法句型
mine + [area]
[area] was mined
用法筆記
Passive forms are frequent in military contexts: The entire region was mined. This sense should not be confused with verb sense 1 (digging minerals), although the two share the same inflections: mined, mining.
3. to examine extremely large collections of digital information using specialised
資料探勘
用軟體從大量資料中找出有用資訊
to examine extremely large collections of digital information using specialised software, looking for hidden patterns or useful insights
The marketing team mined customer data to find buying patterns.
行銷團隊探勘了客戶資料以找出購買模式。
transitive: mine + [data type]
Researchers mined millions of social media posts to study public opinion.
研究人員探勘了數百萬則社群媒體貼文來研究輿論。
The hospital mines patient records to predict disease outbreaks early.
那家醫院探勘病歷資料以提早預測疾病爆發。
Gita's company mines data from online shopping sites to spot trends.
Gita 的公司從購物網站探勘資料以發現趨勢。
文法句型
mine + [data]
mine [data] for [information]
用法筆記
Often used in the gerund form data mining, which is a recognised field of computer science. The verb can be used transitively (mine customer data) or intransitively with for (mine for information).
4. to use powerful computers running special software to solve complex mathematical
挖礦
用電腦計算產生加密貨幣
to use powerful computers running special software to solve complex mathematical problems that create new units of a digital currency such as Bitcoin
Karim built a powerful computer just for mining Bitcoin at home.
Karim 組了一台強大的電腦專門在家裡挖礦 Bitcoin。
transitive: mine + [cryptocurrency]
The factory in Iceland mines Ethereum using geothermal electricity.
冰島的那間工廠利用地熱發電挖礦 Ethereum。
More people started mining cryptocurrency after the value increased sharply.
在價值大幅上漲後，更多人開始挖礦加密貨幣。
Pim mines Bitcoin in his garage, but the electricity cost is very high.
Pim 在車庫裡挖礦 Bitcoin，但電費非常貴。
- generate cryptocurrency
a more formal, technical description rather than a direct synonym
文法句型
mine + [cryptocurrency]
mine for [cryptocurrency]
用法筆記
This sense extends the metaphor of mining (sense 1: digging for valuable materials) to the digital world — computers do complex calculations instead of digging, and the valuable material is cryptocurrency. It is most common in computing and finance contexts. Inflections follow the regular pattern: mined, mining.
常見錯誤
mine — 限定詞
1. an old form of the word "my" that was used before words starting with a vowel so
我的（古）
古英文中『my』在母音前的寫法
an old form of the word "my" that was used before words starting with a vowel sound or the letter "h" — no longer used in modern everyday English, but still found in older literature, poetry, and religious texts
In Shakespeare's play, a character says "mine eyes have seen the light."
在莎士比亞的劇作中，一個角色說「我的眼睛看見了光」。
archaic determiner before vowel: mine eyes
The old poem begins with the line "Mine heart is sore and full of woe."
那首古老的詩以「我的心悲痛且充滿憂傷」開頭。
The priest read from the ancient text: "Mine enemy has fallen this day."
牧師從古籍中朗讀：「我的仇敵今日已經倒下。」
The Renaissance poet wrote "Mine honour is my life" in his famous sonnet.
那位文藝復興詩人在他著名的十四行詩中寫道「我的榮譽就是我的生命」。
In the King James Bible, the phrase "mine iniquity" appears several times.
在欽定版聖經中，「我的罪孽」這個詞組出現了好幾次。
文法句型
used before vowel sound or h
用法筆記
This form is now considered archaic. In modern English, use my instead, even before vowels (e.g., my eyes, not mine eyes). It survives in a few fixed expressions and is commonly encountered when reading older literary works, the King James Bible, or Shakespeare. The rule was: use mine before vowel sounds and h, and my before consonant sounds.
常見錯誤
mine — 形容詞
1. an old form of the possessive adjective "my," used in historical English writing
我的（古語）
古英文中的所有格形容詞『我的』
an old form of the possessive adjective "my," used in historical English writing, especially poetry and religious texts, before words beginning with vowel sounds or the letter "h"
The old letter read: "To mine own true love, I give this ring."
那封舊信上寫著：「致我自己的真愛，我獻上這枚戒指。」
archaic adjective: mine own
In the medieval story, the knight swore loyalty to mine lord the king.
在中世紀故事中，騎士宣誓效忠於我的國王陛下。
archaic adjective before m-: mine lord
The ancient manuscript begins with the words "Mine own hand wrote this tale."
古老的手稿以「我自己的手寫下了這個故事」開頭。
The royal decree began with the words "Mine subjects shall obey this law."
皇家詔令以「我的臣民應當遵守這條法律」開頭。
文法句型
used before a noun as possessive
用法筆記
This archaic adjective form is essentially interchangeable with the determiner sense — both mean my and were used in older English before vowel sounds and h. In modern English, use my exclusively. Learners may encounter this form when reading the works of Shakespeare, the King James Bible, and older poetry.