2021年12月8日 星期三

uncounted, trove, a treasure trove of sth, metal detector

As Jobs Vanish, Motel Rooms Become Home for Some

By ERIK ECKHOLM
Many victims of the recession are living in garages or in motels, uncounted and often receiving little public aid.


Advertisers Get a Trove of Clues in Smartphones By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
Cellphones have a high potential for personalized ads, and advertisers place great value on the possibility. 



New Trove Opened in Kennedy Killing 

By LESLIE EATON
The Kennedy assassination re-entered the spotlight Monday when the contents of a safe that had been secret for more than 40 years were unveiled.



The noun trove has one meaning:
Meaning #1: treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)
Synonym: treasure trove
n.
A collection of valuable items discovered or found; a treasure-trove.
[Short for (TREASURE-)TROVE.]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 発見されたもの, 貴重なコレクション


treasure trove 
noun [C or U]
1 a large amount of money or a large number of valuable metals, stones or other objects found hidden somewhere and seeming to belong to no one:
A Roman soldier's pay, found by a metal detector enthusiast in Norfolk, has been declared treasure trove at an inquest in Diss.

2 a treasure trove of sth a place that is full of something good:
a treasure trove of information
Though small, this museum is a veritable treasure trove of history.


The adjective uncounted has one meaning:
Meaning #1: too numerous to be counted
Synonyms: countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, myriad, multitudinous, numberless, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable

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