mountain

英 [ˈmaʊntən]

美 [ˈmaʊntn]

n.  高山; 山岳; 许多; 大量

复数：mountains　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1402 / COCA.1240

习惯用语

n.

make a mountain out of a molehill
• 小题大做；夸大其词
  to make an unimportant matter seem important

牛津词典

noun

• 高山；山岳
  a very high hill, often with rocks near the top
  1. a chain/range of mountains
     山峦；山脉
  2. to climb a mountain
     爬山
  3. We spent a week walking in the mountains .
     我们在群山中走了一个星期。
  4. to enjoy the mountain air/scenery
     享受山上的空气；欣赏山中景色
  5. mountain roads/streams/villages
     山路；山中的溪流；山村
  6. a mountain rescue team
     登山营救队
• 许多；大量
  a very large amount or number of sth
  1. a mountain of work
     大量的工作
  2. We made mountains of sandwiches.
     我们做了一大堆三明治。
  3. the problem of Europe's butter mountain (= the large amount of butter that has to be stored because it is not needed)
     欧洲的黄油过剩问题

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 山;山岳;高山
  Amountainis a very high area of land with steep sides.
  1. Ben Nevis, in Scotland, is Britain's highest mountain.
     苏格兰境内的本尼维斯山是英国最高的山。
  2. ...a lovely little mountain village.
     怡人的小山村
• QUANT 大量;大堆
  If you talk about amountain ofsomething, ormountains ofsomething, you are emphasizing that there is a large amount of it.
  1. They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy...
     他们面对一大堆繁文缛节。
  2. They have mountains of coffee to sell.
     他们有大量的咖啡要卖。
• PHRASE 极大的困难;难办的事情；棘手的难题
  If you say that someone hasa mountain to climb, you mean that it will be difficult for them to achieve what they want to achieve.
  1. 'We had a mountain to climb after the second goal went in,' said Crosby.
     克罗斯比说：“进第二个球之后，我们面临着严峻的挑战。”
• tomake a mountain out of a molehill→ see:molehill

英英释义

noun

• a land mass that projects well above its surroundings
  Synonym:mount
• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  1. a batch of letters
  2. a deal of trouble
  3. a lot of money
  4. he made a mint on the stock market
  5. see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
  6. it must have cost plenty
  7. a slew of journalists
  8. a wad of money
  Synonym:batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmucklepasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littleraftsightslewspatestacktidy sumwad

双语例句

• Little mountain stream is dashing down to the plain.
  小山涧奔腾而下，流向平原。
• The mountain climber could not find many footholds on the melting ice.
  登山者在融化的冰上找不到多少立足之处。
• We had several rests on our way up the mountain.
  我们在上山途中歇了好几次。
• He was the first to top the mountain peak.
  他是第一个登上这座山峰的人。
• Ben Nevis, in Scotland, is Britain's highest mountain.
  苏格兰境内的本尼维斯山是英国最高的山。
• We climbed up a winding track towards a mountain refuge.
  我们沿着一条蜿蜒的小道爬向山上的一处避难所。
• They have mountains of coffee to sell.
  他们有大量的咖啡要卖。
• There's only the mountain in this direction, and higher up an old ruin, an abandoned castle.
  从这个方向望去只看得到这座山，以及更高处的一处废墟，一座废弃的城堡。
• The mountain spring has run dry.
  这眼山泉干涸了。
• They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy
  他们面对一大堆繁文缛节。