mother lode

Word family nounmotherhoodmotheringmotherlinessmotherboardmother countrymothercraftmotherfuckermother-in-lawmother lodeMother of Godmother-of-pearlMother's Daymothershipmother-to-bemother tonguemotherwortmotheradjectivemotherlessmotherlymotherfuckingmothery

Related topics: Earth sciences, Industry

ˈmother lode, motherlode /ˈmʌðələʊd $ -ðərloʊd/ noun [countableC usually singular] American EnglishAmE

1. HETIa mine that is full of gold, silver etc 〔矿藏的〕母脉，主脉

2 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa place where you can find a lot of a particular type of object 〔可以找到大量某类物品的〕宝库，聚集地

mother lode of

The Sharper Image catalog is a mother lode of men’s gadgets and toys.

Sharper Image的产品目录里可以找到许多男用物品和玩具。

3 hit the mother lode informal to produce or find something that will make you very rich, happy, or successful 挖到宝；撞大运

They hit the mother lode with their second album.

他们靠第二张专辑一跃而红。

Examples from the Corpus

mother lode• The region is a mother lode of potential support for his candidacy.

词汇	mother lode
释义	mother lode Word family nounmotherhoodmotheringmotherlinessmotherboardmother countrymothercraftmotherfuckermother-in-lawmother lodeMother of Godmother-of-pearlMother's Daymothershipmother-to-bemother tonguemotherwortmotheradjectivemotherlessmotherlymotherfuckingmothery Related topics: Earth sciences, Industry ˈmother lode, motherlode /ˈmʌðələʊd $ -ðərloʊd/ noun [countableC usually singular] American EnglishAmE 1. HETIa mine that is full of gold, silver etc 〔矿藏的〕母脉，主脉 2 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa place where you can find a lot of a particular type of object 〔可以找到大量某类物品的〕宝库，聚集地 mother lode of The Sharper Image catalog is a mother lode of men’s gadgets and toys. Sharper Image的产品目录里可以找到许多男用物品和玩具。 3 hit the mother lode informal to produce or find something that will make you very rich, happy, or successful 挖到宝；撞大运 They hit the mother lode with their second album. 他们靠第二张专辑一跃而红。 Examples from the Corpus mother lode• The region is a mother lode of potential support for his candidacy.
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