Mineshaft
“Mineshaft” 是一个复合名词，由 “mine”（矿山）和 “shaft”（井筒、轴）组成。它指代进入矿山深处的垂直通道，用于运输矿工、设备以及提取出来的矿石。
- “The old mineshaft was dangerous and had been closed for decades.” (那个旧矿井很危险，已经关闭几十年了。)
- “The elevator descended rapidly down the deep mineshaft.” (电梯沿着深邃的井筒迅速下降。)
- “Rescue teams are searching the abandoned mineshaft for the missing dog.” (救援队正在废弃的矿井中搜寻失踪的狗。)
- “mine”：源自古法语 “mine”，意为“矿石”或“挖掘”。
- “shaft”：源自古英语 “sceaft”，意为“杆”、“箭轴”或“长而直的通道”。
这是一个封闭式复合词。
矿井是工业革命时期煤矿和金属矿山的标志性结构。在文学和电影中，废弃的矿井常被用作恐怖或探险场景的背景，象征着未知的危险或埋藏的秘密。
- 复数形式：mineshafts
- 相关词：mining (采矿), miner (矿工)
直接看词：mine（矿）+ shaft（井筒）。即矿山里那个直通地下的“筒”。
“In the small mining town, the entrance to the mineshaft was like a mouth leading to another world. Every morning, hundreds of men would disappear into its darkness, only to return hours later covered in coal dust, but with the pride of having fueled the nation’s industry.” (在那个矿业小镇，矿井的入口就像一张通往另一个世界的嘴。每天早晨，成百上千的人会消失在它的黑暗中，几小时后回来时浑身沾满煤灰，但带着为国家工业提供动力的自豪感。)