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• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈɡəʊldˌmaɪn/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈɡoʊldˌmaɪn/
• 韻: -aɪn

名詞

gold mine (plural gold mines)

1. A mine for gold ore or metal.

   Hypernym: mine

   Coordinate terms: silver mine; coal mine

   South Africa has many goldmines.

2. (idiomatic) A very profitable economic venture.

   This oil deposit is a regular gold mine. We make more and more money every year!

   • 1939 December, John D. Hewitt, “Some Notable British Main Lines: II. Salisbury and Exeter, S.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 407:

     The possessors of Salisbury & Yeovil Railway shares had ample compensation for the anxiety which the first few years of the company's existence had given them, for the concern proved a veritable gold mine.

   • 2019, Rana Foroohar, Don't Be Evil: The Case Against Big Tech‎, Penguin UK, →ISBN:

     [Hal Varian] went to work helping Page, Brin, and Schmidt develop more efficient auction algorithms and build the auction model that became such a gold mine for Google.

3. (idiomatic) A plentiful stockpile of something sought-after.

   The Smithsonian Institution is a goldmine of knowledge, but like most mines, you have to dig for the good stuff.

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アナグラム

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