"ore" in Chinese (Simplified)
矿石
Definition
一种可以从中提取金属的岩石或土壤。矿石中含有可以通过采矿提取的重要金属或矿物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“矿石”多用于科学、采矿或工业领域。常见表达如“铁矿石”、“铜矿石”、“金矿石”。不用于指已经加工好的金属产品。
Examples
The miners found a lot of ore in the mountain.
矿工们在山上发现了大量的**矿石**。
Iron ore is used to make steel.
铁**矿石**用于制造钢铁。
This rock contains a lot of copper ore.
这块岩石含有大量的铜**矿石**。
They shipped tons of gold ore overseas for processing.
他们把成吨的金**矿石**运到海外加工。
Getting the metal out of the ore takes a lot of work.
从**矿石**中提取金属需要很多工序。
Believe it or not, that shiny rock is actually silver ore.
信不信由你,那块发亮的石头其实是银**矿石**。