mineful

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An amount sufficient to fill a mine.
    — The Americans abandoned what had become a more than useless concession, and to-day a mineful of water, colored with copper sulphates and lapping undetermined streaks of ore, remains the property of the Virgin of Cobre.
  2. A large amount, particularly of something obtained through mining. figuratively
    — Oh this earth is a mineful of treasure, A goblet, that's full to the brim,

词形变化

minefuls plural

词源

From mine + -ful.
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