Pay dirt
有价值的矿藏,丰富的矿藏,有利可图的发现
📖 牛津释义
pay dirt
(US) earth containing enough ore to make mining profitable （有开采价值的）矿石, 矿砂.
🧩 词语组成解析
pay
[pe]
vt.& vi. 付款;偿还;补偿;（对…）有利;
vt. 给予;支付;
n. 工资;薪水;报答;
adj. 收费的;需付费的;
pac-, peac-, peas- 表”和平的,平静的”#词根助记：古英语payen,表示”和解,取悦,付酬”,源自古法语paier和拉丁语pacare
dirt
[də:t]
n. 泥土;污垢，污泥;下流想法;恶意中伤的话;
🗣️ 情景例句
Our troop was under his command.
我们的部队由他指挥。
I told him to stay for lunch.
我告诉他留下来吃午餐。
The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!
那小溪弯弯曲曲穿过田野，然后正好从他们的帐篷底下流过去。