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salt mines

盐矿,盐矿场,盐矿区,盐场

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mine from which salt is excavated.
    • : Usually salt mines. a place of habitual confinement and drudgery: After two weeks of vacation it will be back to the salt mines for the staff.

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Examples

  • There was a lot of prison fiction from movies and books to mine.

  • Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.

  • Whisk in the half and half and season to taste with salt and pepper.

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season liberally with salt.

  • I gave a reading last week with someone who had taken a class of mine.

  • The Afghan was true to his salt, and their own retainers, who had come with them from Lucknow, remained steadfast at this crisis.

  • Robert Fitzgerald received a patent in England for making salt water fresh.

  • The men arrived in very bad condition, and many of them blinded with the salt water which had dashed into their eyes.

  • We know one thing—the men that killed Rutter are the ones that held us up, and got off with that money of mine.

  • And it is small consolation to me to note that most people's minds seem to be no better done than mine.