mineral

复数：minerals

1. [C][U]矿物,矿石,矿物质 any of various especially solid substance that are formed naturally in the earth, such as stone, coal, and salt, especially as obtained from the ground for human use

• break minerals敲碎矿石
• carry mineral运矿石
• cut a mineral凿矿石
• drill for minerals钻探矿物
• extract minerals采掘矿物
• lay in minerals储矿石
• mine mineral采矿石
• remove a mineral搬走矿石
• roll mineral滚动矿石
• work the mineral加工矿石

• black mineral黑色矿石
• brown mineral褐色矿石
• dangerous mineral危险的矿石
• fine mineral粉色矿石
• hard mineral坚硬的矿石
• heavy mineral沉重的矿石
• large mineral大块矿石
• light mineral轻矿石
• metallic minerals金属矿物
• pointed mineral带尖的矿石
• rare mineral稀有矿物

• poor quality mineral低质矿石

• mineral deposits矿石储量
• mineral district矿石区

• be rich in minerals矿藏丰富

mineral resources矿藏

mineral processing选矿；矿物加工工程

mineral oil矿物油，矿油

mineral composition矿物组成，矿物成分

clay mineral粘土矿物；硅酸盐

mineral exploration矿产勘探

mineral deposit[地]矿床

mineral industry矿产业

mineral substance矿物质

mineral product矿产

mineral spring n. 矿泉

mineral wool 矿物棉（等于rock wool）

mineral crystal矿物晶体，无机晶体；天然水晶

mineral reserves矿藏；矿储藏量；矿产储藏

mineral prospecting探矿；矿物勘探

mineral fiber矿物纤维

mineral matter矿物质，矿质

heavy mineral重矿物

mineral dressing选矿；富集

essential mineral知矿物；主成份矿物；基本矿物

1. Coal is a mineral.
   煤是一种矿物。
2. We are digging for mineral deposits.
   我们正在掘地探矿。
3. This shop sells mineral water.
   这家商店卖矿泉水。
4. They have sold up ten crates of mineral water in the afternoon.
   他们这个下午卖掉了十箱矿泉水。
5. Some people need to take vitamin and mineral supplements.
   有些人需要补充维生素和矿物质补充剂。