coal face

基本解释

Why lose a hard-working 25-year-old for a couple of years when you can train him internally and keep him at the coal face?
为什么要让一个积极进取的、25岁的年轻人浪费几年的光阴（去读MBA)？而在此期间通过内部培训将使其显露才干。
They work with remote control devices that change the direction, position and speed of a German-made cutting machine that slices back and forth along a 300-metre-wide coal face.
他们操作的遥控装置可以改变截煤机的方向、位置和速度，这台德国产的截煤机可以沿着一道300米宽的煤面来回进行切割。
This paper analysis a variety of ventilating systems adopted in the coal face in mining coal of our country by using the method of statistics and compares their advantages and the range available.
本文用统计分析法介绍和分析了我国煤炭开采中，采煤工作面采用的各种通风系统并对比其优点和适用范围。

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In a coal mine, the coalface is the part where the coal is being cut out of the rock.