gold mine (複數 gold mines)
- 金礦或金屬礦
South Africa has many goldmines.- 南非有許多金礦。
- (俗語) 有利可圖的經濟事業
This oil deposit is a regular gold mine. We make more and more money every year!- 這個油礦是一個定期的金礦。我們每年賺的錢越來越多!
1939 December, John D. Hewitt, 「Some Notable British Main Lines: II. Salisbury and Exeter, S.R.」, 出自 Railway Magazine,第 407 頁:The possessors of Salisbury & Yeovil Railway shares had ample compensation for the anxiety which the first few years of the company's existence had given them, for the concern proved a veritable gold mine.- 索爾茲伯里和約維爾鐵路公司股票的持有者在公司成立後的頭幾年裡焦慮不安,但現在他們已經得到了充分的補償,因為事實證明該公司是一座名副其實的金礦。
2019, Rana Foroohar, Don't Be Evil: The Case Against Big Tech[1], Penguin UK, →ISBN:[Hal Varian] went to work helping Page, Brin, and Schmidt develop more efficient auction algorithms and build the auction model that became such a gold mine for Google.- [哈爾·瓦里安]幫助佩奇、布林和施密特開發更高效的拍賣算法並建立拍賣模型,該模型成為谷歌的金礦。
- (俗語) 大量備受歡迎的物品
The Smithsonian Institute is a goldmine of knowledge, but like most mines, you have to dig for the good stuff.- 史密森尼學會是一座知識金礦,但像大多數礦井一樣,你得掘出好東西。