/maɪn ||; maɪn/noun[C] 1 a deep hole, or a system of passages under the ground where minerals such as coal, tin, gold, etc are dug 矿井；矿: a coal/salt/gold mine 煤矿；盐矿；金矿 ☞Look at quarry. 参看quarry。
2 a bomb that is hidden under the ground or under water and explodes when sb/sth touches it 地雷；水雷: The car went over a mine and blew up. 汽车触雷爆炸了。