ore

矿石，矿砂n.

• His job is to extract metals from ores.

  他的工作是从矿石中提炼金属。

• They struck a rich seam of iron ore.

  他们开出一个富铁矿层。

• It was his custom to "grubstake" prospective miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or "grub", while they looked for ore, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered.

  换句话说，他的习惯是向未来的矿工“施舍”，在他们寻找矿石时为他们提供食物和供应品，作为回报，如果发现了矿，他将分到一部分。