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词汇 Klondike
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Definition of Klondike in English:

Klondike

proper nounˈklɒndʌɪkˈklɑndaɪk
  • 1A tributary of the Yukon River, in Yukon Territory, north-western Canada, which rises in the Ogilvie mountains and flows 160 km (100 miles) westwards to join the Yukon at Dawson. It gave its name to the surrounding region, which became famous when gold was found in nearby Bonanza Creek in 1896. In the ensuing gold rush of 1897–8 thousands settled in the area to mine gold.

    克朗代克河(加拿大西北育空地区育空河的支流,发源于奥格尔维山脉,向西流160公里,即100英里,在道森汇入育空河,周围地区因该河得名,并在1896年因附近的博南扎河发现了黄金而闻名,随后1897-1898年的淘金热中数千人定居于此掘金)

    1. 1.1as noun A source of valuable material.
      〈喻〉财富源泉
      the surrounding area was still an archaeological Klondike
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Internet boom is a high-tech gold rush, a latter day Klondike of bits and bandwidth.
      • To close it and sterilise what is a Klondike of 100m tonnes of coal would be nothing short of criminal.
  • 2North American as noun A form of the card game patience or solitaire.

    〈主北美〉克朗代克纸牌游戏

Definition of Klondike in US English:

Klondike

proper nounˈklɑndaɪkˈkländīk
  • 1A tributary of the Yukon River, in Yukon Territory, northwestern Canada, that rises in the Ogilvie Mountains and flows west for 100 miles (160 km) to join the Yukon at Dawson. It gave its name to the surrounding region, which became famous when gold was found in nearby Bonanza Creek in 1896.

    克朗代克河(加拿大西北育空地区育空河的支流,发源于奥格尔维山脉,向西流160公里,即100英里,在道森汇入育空河,周围地区因该河得名,并在1896年因附近的博南扎河发现了黄金而闻名,随后1897-1898年的淘金热中数千人定居于此掘金)

    1. 1.1as noun a Klondike A source of valuable material.
      〈喻〉财富源泉
      the surrounding area was still an archaeological Klondike
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To close it and sterilise what is a Klondike of 100m tonnes of coal would be nothing short of criminal.
      • The Internet boom is a high-tech gold rush, a latter day Klondike of bits and bandwidth.
  • 2as nounNorth American A form of the card game patience or solitaire.

    〈主北美〉克朗代克纸牌游戏

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