mineshaft是什么意思？

mineshaft

• 井筒；竖井；

例句

• ...the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft... 斯蒂芬森挖掘第一口竖井的地方
• The union leader was last night staging a protest vigil 400 yards down a mineshaft. 昨晚工会领袖在 400 码深的矿井下举行了彻夜的抗议活动。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine