mineral [ˈminərəl] adj. 矿物的
【搭】mineral water 矿泉水
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A: Can you offer me a cup of tea?
B: Sorry, but I can give you a bottle of mineral water.
A：能给我一杯茶吗？
B：对不起，但是我可以给你一瓶矿泉水。
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boring [ˈbɔːriŋ] n. 钻孔
derrick [ˈderik] n. 井架
【派】derricking 用转臂起重机移动
【扩】headframe 井架
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A: We put up an oil derrick there last month.
B: I think you should tell me that much earlier.
A：上个月我们在那儿竖起了一个井架。
B：我认为你应该早点告诉我。
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block and tackle 滑轮组
haul [hɔːl] v. 拖，拉
rotate [rəuˈteit] v. 使转动
【派】rotatable 可旋转的
【扩】swivel 旋转 gyrate 旋转
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A: You mustn't rotate the wheel with your hand.
B: I won't. I know what I can't do here.
A：你不能用手转动轮子。
B：不会的，我知道在这儿哪些不能做。
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cutting bit [ˈkʌtiŋ-bit] 钻头
geologist [dʒiˈɔlədʒist] n. 地质学家
coring bit [ˈkɔːriŋ-bit] 取芯钻头
cylinder [ˈsilində] n. 圆柱体
【扩】column 圆柱 cone 圆锥体 cube 立方体
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A: Around the engine cylinder is a water jacket.
B: What's your purpose to put it there?
A：围绕着发动机汽缸的是一个水套。
B：你把它放在那儿的目的是什么？
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strata [ˈstrɑːtə] n. ［复］岩层（［单］stratum）
circulate [ˈsəːkjuleit] v. 注入，环流
【派】circulation 循环
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A: The blood must circulate freely everywhere in the body.
B: If not what will happen?
A：血液应该是全身畅通的。
B：要不是那样的话会怎么样呢？
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gush [ɡʌʃ] n./v. 喷出
【派】gusher 喷油井
【扩】puff 喷出 spout 喷出
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A: There was a gush of blood as the wound reopened.
B: What did he do then?
A：伤口再次裂开时，血流如注。
B：那当时他是怎么做的呢？
noun [具体名词]矿物质；矿物；<英>汽水，苏打水；无机物；矿泉水 - Mineral oils are used to lubricate machinery.
adjective [原级]（与）矿物（有关）的 - Mineral oils are used to lubricate machinery.
adjective [原级]令人厌烦的；乏味的，无趣的，无聊的 - Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed. 母亲们不仅得不到报酬，而且所干的乏味艰辛的活儿也很少被留意。
noun [具体名词]钻孔，扩洞；钻成的孔，扩大的洞 - The Boring Company (TBC) is an American infrastructure, tunnel construction services, and equipment company founded by Elon Musk.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使厌烦；钻；盯着看（bore 的现在分词形式） - She finds it boring at home.她觉得待在家里无聊。
verb [vt. 及物动词]（用力）拖，拉；强迫（某人）去某处；费力前进，艰难地走；<非正式>迫使（某人）出庭受审；（用运载工具）运送，运输；<英>（费力地）升级；（尤指帆船）突然改变航道 - If someone is hauled before a court or someone in authority, they are made to appear before them because they are accused of having done something wrong. 传讯
noun [抽象名词]拖，拉；大批赃物，大量非法物品；赛季（或赛事）得分总数；旅行的距离；一网的捕鱼量；托运的距离 - A haul is a quantity of things that are stolen, or a quantity of stolen or illegal goods found by police or customs. 一次偷得之量; (警察或海关) 一次查获之量
noun [专属名词]地质学家，地质学者 - It is the only paved road discovered in ancient Egypt, said geologist Thomas Bown of the United States Geological Survey. 美国地质调查局的地质学家托马斯·鲍恩说，这是在古埃及发现的唯一一条铺好的路。
noun [专属名词]层；[地质]地层；阶层 - Contained within the rock strata is evidence that the region was intensely dry 15,000 years ago. 岩层中的证据表明该地区在15,000 年前曾经非常干旱。
