strip-mine

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative spelling of strip mine. alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. To mine by creating a strip mine, usually for coal or tar sands.
    — The decision to strip-mine was opposed by environmentalists.
  2. To use up all the resources of something. figuratively
    — This is what success looks like in the creator economy: A group of friends becomes a cast of characters, strip-mines lives and relationships for content and, in the process, turns into a corporation, with payroll to process and liabilities to consider.

词形变化

strip-mines plural strip-mines present,singular,third-person strip-mining participle,present strip-mined participle,past strip-mined past
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