Pay dirt
有价值的矿藏,丰富的矿藏,有利可图的发现
📖 牛津释义
pay dirt
(US) earth containing enough ore to make mining profitable （有开采价值的）矿石, 矿砂.
🧩 词语组成解析
pay
[pe]
vt.& vi. 付款;偿还;补偿;（对…）有利;
vt. 给予;支付;
n. 工资;薪水;报答;
adj. 收费的;需付费的;
pac-, peac-, peas- 表”和平的,平静的”#词根助记：古英语payen,表示”和解,取悦,付酬”,源自古法语paier和拉丁语pacare
dirt
[də:t]
n. 泥土;污垢，污泥;下流想法;恶意中伤的话;
🗣️ 情景例句
Please sit down.
请坐下。
How many more minutes will it take for the train to arrive?
火车还要多少分钟就要到达呢？
My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more.
一切又都恢复了正常，为此我妻子十分高兴。