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词汇 rockhound
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Definition of rockhound in English:

rockhound

nounˈrɒkhaʊndˈräkhound
North American informal
  • A geologist or amateur collector of mineral specimens.

    〈非正式,主北美〉(矿物)地质学家;业余矿物学家;矿石迷,岩石迷

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The book is primarily meant for beginning rockhounds, but more advanced collectors not familiar with all parts of Texas will also find it useful.
    • Saturday nights were less-intimate gatherings, with the apartment packed with world-class mineral collectors, out-of-town and local curators, bibliophiles, and just plain rockhounds.
    • The first report of the results provided an interesting look at who we ‘rockhounds’ are, confirmed many of our ‘empirical’ observations, and revealed some surprises.
    • During these years many mineral collectors and rockhounds spent their summer vacations in the Keweenaw, working the mine dumps for specimens.
    • The Northern Flinders Ranges may not provide work for copperminers anymore, but they still are a mineral paradise for geology lecturers, geology students, history students and rockhounds alike.

Derivatives

  • rockhounding

  • noun
    North American informal
    • In 1990, when rockhounding was in the news as potentially harmful to forest lands, the chapter demonstrated to the U.S. Forest Service that collecting and concern for the environment are not mutually exclusive.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • McHugh's other hobbies include golf, bowling, bird watching, and rockhounding.

Definition of rockhound in US English:

rockhound

nounˈräkhound
North American informal
  • A geologist or amateur collector of mineral specimens.

    〈非正式,主北美〉(矿物)地质学家;业余矿物学家;矿石迷,岩石迷

    Example sentencesExamples
    • During these years many mineral collectors and rockhounds spent their summer vacations in the Keweenaw, working the mine dumps for specimens.
    • The first report of the results provided an interesting look at who we ‘rockhounds’ are, confirmed many of our ‘empirical’ observations, and revealed some surprises.
    • The book is primarily meant for beginning rockhounds, but more advanced collectors not familiar with all parts of Texas will also find it useful.
    • The Northern Flinders Ranges may not provide work for copperminers anymore, but they still are a mineral paradise for geology lecturers, geology students, history students and rockhounds alike.
    • Saturday nights were less-intimate gatherings, with the apartment packed with world-class mineral collectors, out-of-town and local curators, bibliophiles, and just plain rockhounds.
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