pay dirt
US /ˈpeɪ dɜrt/
UK /ˈpeɪ dɜrt/
1.
富礦, 含金土
soil or gravel containing a valuable mineral, especially gold, in sufficient quantities to be worth mining
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After days of digging, the prospectors finally hit pay dirt.
經過數日的挖掘，勘探者們終於找到了富礦。
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The old mine was abandoned, but some believed there was still pay dirt deeper down.
舊礦被廢棄了，但有些人相信更深處仍有富礦。
2.
成功之源, 利潤來源
a source of profit or success
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The new marketing strategy proved to be pay dirt for the company.
新的營銷策略被證明是公司的成功之源。
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He finally found pay dirt with his innovative invention.
他終於憑藉其創新發明找到了成功之道。