"miner" in Chinese (Traditional)
礦工
Definition
礦工是指在地下挖掘或提取煤炭、礦物等有價值物質的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常指在煤礦、金礦等礦井工作的地下工人。近年也有指數位貨幣礦工(crypto miner),但一般主要指實體礦工。勿與“未成年 minor”混淆。常見搭配有“煤礦工”、“金礦工”。
Examples
The miner wears a helmet for safety.
**礦工**為了安全戴著頭盔。
A miner works deep underground.
**礦工**在地底深處工作。
Many miners dig for gold and coal.
許多**礦工**挖金礦和煤礦。
After a long shift, the miner was covered in dust.
經過一整天的工作後,**礦工**滿身灰塵。
Some towns were built because of miners discovering valuable minerals.
有些城鎮是因為**礦工**發現了有價值的礦物而建起來的。
These days, a miner can also mean someone who mines cryptocurrency online.
現在,“**礦工**”還可以指線上挖掘加密貨幣的人。