ore

名词 ore:

1. a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
2. a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona

1. The ore is smelted in this large factory.
   这个大型工厂里熔炼矿石。
2. We will make an assay of the ore that he brought.
   我们将对他带来的矿石做实验鉴定。
3. A rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore.
   富矿脉富矿坑、脉、囊
4. After chemical assay, we have known the composition of the ore.
   经过化学分析，我们知道了矿石的构成。
5. This is an area rich in ore.
   这里是个矿产丰富的地区。

ore

n.（名词）
A mineral or an aggregate of minerals from which a valuable constituent, especially a metal, can be profitably mined or extracted.
矿石：一种矿物或多种矿物的集合物，从中可采探或提取出在经济上有价值的成分，尤指金属

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English ôra
源自 古英语 ôra
and from Old English 3r [brass, copper, bronze]
并源自 古英语 3r [铜，黄铜，青铜]