英语词汇“prospector”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

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Prospectors have discovered titanium in many of the world's tropical areas.
Like mining prospectors, they examine a golf course map and identify where they will find lost golf balls.
He worked as a geologist and prospector at mineral and gemstone deposits in Madagascar.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Searching
-seeking
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
body search
bounty hunter
comb
hunt someone/something down
hunter
hunting ground
keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom
leave no stone unturnedidiom
lookout
needle
scout
scrounge around
search
seek someone/something out
seeker
troll

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Geology: mineralogy

prospector | Business English

prospector
noun[ C ]
NATURAL RESOURCESuk /prəˈspektər/us
a person or company whose job is searching for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the Earth:
Up to 600 prospectors have been clambering across the rugged Canadian Shield, hoping to find gold or base metals.
a diamond/gold/oil prospector

Examples of prospector

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More competent and certified mining engineers, mappers, surveyors and prospectors were needed - and then public health experts, water-supply engineers, and railway engineers as well.
Rapidly growing demand for new resources provides a challenge for prospectors.
Prospecting of agricultural land is going on continuously, and as soon as the prospectors have surveyed one site they pass on to another.
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I am pretty certain that a prospector has to renew his prospecting licence every year.
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That depends on the energy and good fortune of the prospectors.
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So far, our prospectors have put down 290,000 boreholes, with 11 million feet of bore.
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Will he also save county hall from the ravages of multinational hotel prospectors?
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It has been of assistance to the small prospector in every conceivable way, and is a precedent for other branches to follow.
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We all know that among the majority of honest litigants lurk a few unscrupulous prospectors.
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There, in the last few years they have invited mineral prospectors from all over the world.
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That is the hazard that faces the prospector of oil on land and, even worse, beneath the sea.
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In the meantime, diamond prospecting is proceeding, and the prospector has undertaken to report to the administration any occurrences of other minerals which he finds.
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Co-ordination among prospectors is a matter for the prospectors themselves.
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Most prospectors will have to obtain a licence from the department.
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It is the responsibility of the prospector's state to ensure his compliance with the relevant provisions of the convention.
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词汇	prospector
释义	prospector noun[ C ] uk /prəˈspek.tər/ us /ˈprɑː.spek.t̬ɚ/ a person who searches for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the earth: 探矿者 a prospector looking for gold A determined prospector found diamonds in Canada's frozen northwest.一位坚定的探矿者在加拿大冰冻的西北部发现了钻石。 See prospect Prospectors have discovered titanium in many of the world's tropical areas. Like mining prospectors, they examine a golf course map and identify where they will find lost golf balls. He worked as a geologist and prospector at mineral and gemstone deposits in Madagascar. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Searching -seeking beachcomb beachcomber beachcombing body search bounty hunter comb hunt someone/something down hunter hunting ground keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom leave no stone unturnedidiom lookout needle scout scrounge around search seek someone/something out seeker troll You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geology: mineralogy prospector \| Business English prospector noun[ C ] NATURAL RESOURCESuk /prəˈspektər/us a person or company whose job is searching for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the Earth: Up to 600 prospectors have been clambering across the rugged Canadian Shield, hoping to find gold or base metals. a diamond/gold/oil prospector Examples of prospector prospector More competent and certified mining engineers, mappers, surveyors and prospectors were needed - and then public health experts, water-supply engineers, and railway engineers as well. Rapidly growing demand for new resources provides a challenge for prospectors. Prospecting of agricultural land is going on continuously, and as soon as the prospectors have surveyed one site they pass on to another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am pretty certain that a prospector has to renew his prospecting licence every year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That depends on the energy and good fortune of the prospectors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So far, our prospectors have put down 290,000 boreholes, with 11 million feet of bore. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he also save county hall from the ravages of multinational hotel prospectors? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been of assistance to the small prospector in every conceivable way, and is a precedent for other branches to follow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that among the majority of honest litigants lurk a few unscrupulous prospectors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There, in the last few years they have invited mineral prospectors from all over the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the hazard that faces the prospector of oil on land and, even worse, beneath the sea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the meantime, diamond prospecting is proceeding, and the prospector has undertaken to report to the administration any occurrences of other minerals which he finds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Co-ordination among prospectors is a matter for the prospectors themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most prospectors will have to obtain a licence from the department. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the responsibility of the prospector's state to ensure his compliance with the relevant provisions of the convention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of prospector These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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