coalmine

基本解释

Workers of the coalmine decided to go on strike for better working conditions.
煤鑛工人們決定爲爭取更好的工作條件擧行罷工。
Major coalmine and traffic accidents occur frequently, causing serious loss of life and property.
煤鑛、交通等重特大事故頻繁發生，給人民群衆生命財産造成嚴重損失。
"Butterflies are the canaries in the coalmine," Farrell explains. "They are very sensitive to pollution, climate change and loss of habitat.
“蝴蝶就像煤鑛裡的金絲雀（俗語，意爲霛敏的檢測者），”法雷爾說，“他們對汙染、氣候變化和棲居地喪失非常敏感。”

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