the main vein of ore in a deposit 同义词:champion lode,
Mother lode is a principal vein or zone of veins of gold or silver ore. The term probably came from a literal translation of the Spanish veta madre, a term common in old Mexican mining.
例句与用法
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We found a what do you call it - - mother lode -我们找到了一种.你把他们叫什么? -主矿脉
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These little buggers were exposed to the mother lode of radiation 这些东西暴露在辐射下
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What kind of mother lode are we talking about here ? for real . reality 多少财宝呢?说真的
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. . . we have hit the mother lode of mother lodes 就发现了无数的财宝
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Son of a bitch ! we ' ve struck the mother lode 靠!我们挖到宝了!
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We have hit the mother lode of mother lodes 就发现了无数的财宝
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The big score ? the mother lode ? the one you ' ve been waiting for 什么大案子?是你期待已久的吗?