"miner" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 矿工

Definition

矿工是指在地下挖掘或提取煤炭、矿物等有价值物质的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常指在煤矿、金矿等矿井地下工作的工人。近年来也可指“加密货币矿工”（crypto miner），但主要还是实体矿工。不要与年龄较小的“minor”混淆。常见搭配如“煤矿工”“金矿工”。

Examples

The miner wears a helmet for safety.

**矿工**为安全戴头盔。

A miner works deep underground.

**矿工**在地底深处工作。

Many miners dig for gold and coal.

许多**矿工**挖金矿和煤矿。

After a long shift, the miner was covered in dust.

长时间工作后，**矿工**满身是灰。

Some towns were built because of miners discovering valuable minerals.

一些城镇因**矿工**发现了贵重矿物而建立。

These days, a miner can also mean someone who mines cryptocurrency online.

如今，“**矿工**”还可以指在网上挖加密货币的人。