Word · Frequency #28625
jenkin
/ˈdʒenkin/
noun
煤柱中的窄道
a narrow passage in a coal pillar in a mine
煤矿用语
- 1.
A narrow excavation driven through a pillar of coal.
穿过煤柱开凿的狭窄巷道。
穿过煤柱开凿的狭窄巷道。
In use
The miners crawled through the narrow jenkin to reach the next chamber.
A safety lamp is essential when you enter a jenkin in an old coal mine.
The map shows several jenkins connecting the main tunnels.
there is a jenkin in [place]
jenkin 是可数名词,复数为 jenkins;常用来表示煤柱中供人通行的窄道。
There is a jenkin in the coal pillar.
煤柱里有一条窄道。
Connections
Synonyms
- crosscut
- 矿井中连接两条巷道的横向通道 · 专业采矿术语,常指穿过煤柱的横向通道;语义最接近 jenkin,但更正式、具体。
- breakthrough
- 贯穿煤柱的联络通道 · 强调打通煤柱后形成的通道,口语中较常用;与 crosscut 相比更侧重打通的结果。
- passage
- 通道;通路 · 通用词,可指任何狭窄通路,但不具备采矿专业含义;仅在强调“窄道”时可替代 jenkin。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象矿工 Jenkin 侧身挤过煤柱间的窄道。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:采矿工程文献、矿井设计资料 该词为矿业专业术语,指煤柱中的窄道,多用于工程技术文献或专业资料,日常口语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -kin are spelling lookalikes. The stressed vowels differ (e.g., /æ/ in napkin, /ʌ/ in pumpkin, /ɜːr/ in gherkin), so none rhymes with jenkin /ˈdʒɛnkɪn/. No common English word rhymes with jenkin.
Learn the forms together
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