英 [ˈmɪnərəl] 美 [ˈmɪnərəl]
n. 矿物质；矿物；<英>汽水，苏打水；无机物；矿泉水
adj. （与）矿物（有关）的
[ 复数 minerals ][1]
mineral resources 矿藏
mineral processing 选矿；矿物加工工程
mineral oil 矿物油，矿油
mineral composition 矿物组成，矿物成分
clay mineral 粘土矿物；硅酸盐
mineral exploration 矿产勘探
mineral deposit [地]矿床
mineral industry 矿产业
mineral substance 矿物质
mineral product 矿产
mineral spring 矿泉
mineral wool 矿物棉（等于rock wool）
mineral crystal 矿物晶体，无机晶体；天然水晶
mineral reserves 矿藏；矿储藏量；矿产储藏
mineral prospecting 探矿；矿物勘探
mineral fiber 矿物纤维
mineral matter 矿物质，矿质
heavy mineral 重矿物
mineral dressing 选矿；富集
essential mineral 知矿物；主成份矿物；基本矿物[1]
1The rock is rich in mineral salts.这种岩石富含矿物盐。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2Mineral oils are used to lubricate machinery.矿物油被用来润滑机器。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3The product provided inadequate vitamin and mineral supplementation.这种产品不能充分补充维生素和矿物质。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4No amount of cleansing or mineral water consumption can guarantee a clear skin.再多的洁肤和矿泉水的消耗都不能确保光洁的皮肤。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5When I told them I was parched, they went and got me a bottle of mineral water.当我跟他们说我口渴时，他们去给我拿了一瓶矿泉水来。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6It relies chiefly on mineral export.它主要依靠矿物出口。
7It was more popular than mineral water.它比矿泉水更受欢迎。
8The country possesses rich mineral resources.这个国家有丰富的矿产资源。
9We know the constitution of mineral through chemical analysis.我们通过化学分析知道矿物的构成。
10Today, few people come to visit the town for its mineral waters.如今，很少有人来参观这个小镇的矿泉水。
11Antarctica's mineral, oil and gas wealth are a longer-term prize.南极的矿产、石油和天然气财富是一种更长期的馈赠。
12We all know what these taste like, from tasting blood and mineral water.我们都知道这些的味道，就像尝到和矿泉水的味道。
13Several severe federal generals drank the mineral water on the miner's funeral.好几个严厉的联邦将军在矿工的葬礼上喝了矿泉水。
14Women want to know what it is and why it is in so many brands of mineral cosmetics.女性们想知道这是什么，为什么那么多牌子的矿物化妆品都有这成分。
15Jarosite is a yellowish-brown mineral with a crystalline structure that's also found on earth.黄钾铁矾是一种黄褐色的矿物，它的晶体结构也存在于地球上。
16Medicines are often made from herbs, plants, mineral water and organs from unfortunate animals.药物经常是用草药、植物、矿物质水、以及可取的动物的器官制成。
17Part of a healthy diet is drinking at least 2 liters of pure (ideally alkaline) mineral water every day.健康膳食的其中一个组成部分是每天至少喝2升纯净（最好为碱性的）矿泉水。
18The United States is a land rich in mineral resources and fertile farm soil, together with a moderate climate.美国具有丰富的矿产资源和肥沃的农田，气候温和适中。
19Over millions of years, groundwater left deposits of a mineral called calcite, on the rock within Devil's Hole.在数百万年的时间里，地下水在魔鬼洞内的岩石上留下了一种叫做方解石的矿物质沉积物。
20The fungi absorb moisture and mineral salts from the rocks, passing these on in waste products that nourish algae.真菌从岩石中吸收水分和矿物盐，并在代谢废物中传递这些物质，而这些废物向藻类提供营养。
21Water in the vadose zone drains down to the water table, leaving behind a thin coating of water on mineral grains.包气带中的水会沉降到地下水位，只在矿物颗粒表面留下一层薄薄的水膜。
22Harrogate became a fashionable resort during Victorian times, when people came to take a bath in the mineral waters.哈罗盖特在维多利亚时期是时髦的旅游地，那时人们来到这里，在矿物质水中泡温泉。
23In many marine creatures, however, the skeleton is composed of a mineral variety of calcium carbonate called aragonite.然而，很多海洋生物的骨骼由一种叫作霰石的碳酸钙矿物变体组成。
24It is a kind of hot spring water, which contains the mineral base, to restore and transform it into weak alkaline water.它是一种温泉水，含有矿物基质，来使它还原转化为弱碱性水。
25The mineral content of groundwater normally increases with the depth, but even quite shallow aquifers can be highly saline.地下水的矿物含量通常随深度的增加而增加，但即使很浅的蓄水层中可能含盐量也很高。
26For this reason, Chang'e 4 will study the effect of solar winds on the lunar surface and any mineral found by the spacecraft.出于这个原因，嫦娥四号将研究太阳风对月球表面的影响，以及航天器发现的任何矿物。
27Some people have attributed this longevity to their consumption of a natural mineral water, which is remarkably free from impurities.一些人认为这些人长寿应归功于他们饮用的一种明显不含杂质的天然矿泉水。
28While mineral deficiencies can limit the growth of plants, an overabundance of certain minerals can be toxic and can also limit growth.虽然缺乏矿物质会限制植物的生长，但某些过量的矿物质会使植物中毒，同样会限制植物的生长。
29So-called serpentine soils, for example, are deficient in calcium, and only plants able to tolerate low levels of this mineral can survive.例如，所谓的蛇形土壤缺乏钙，只有对低水平的这种矿物质耐受的植物才能生存。[1]