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mountain

英 [ˈmaʊntən] 美 [ˈmaʊntn]
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mountain
n.  高山; 山岳; 许多; 大量
复数：mountains

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

  1. N-COUNT 山;山岳;高山
    A mountain is 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
  2. QUANT 大量;大堆
    If you talk about a mountain of something, or mountains of something, 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。
  3. PHRASE 极大的困难;难办的事情；棘手的难题
    If you say that someone has a 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。”
  4. to make a mountain out of a molehill → see: molehill

noun

  1. 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
  2. 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
英英释义

noun

  1. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings

      Synonym:    mount

    1. (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

    1. Lizzie bought herself a mountain bike
      莉齐给自己买了辆山地自行车。
    2. The bandits fled to a remote mountain hideaway.
      匪徒们逃到了一个偏远的山间藏身。
    3. Mount Marcy is the highest mountain in the Adirondacks.
      马西山是阿迪朗达克山脉中最高的山。
    4. In remote mountain areas, voters arrived on horseback.
      在偏远山区，选民骑着马赶来了。
    5. The mountain area is covered entirely in dense jungle.
      山区完全掩映在茂密的丛林中。
    6. 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。
    7. They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy
      他们面对一大堆繁文缛节。
    8. They have mountains of coffee to sell.
      他们有大量的咖啡要卖。
    9. '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。”
    10. The monastery is in a remote mountain pass.
      那个修道院在一个偏远的山口中。
    11. 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。
    12. 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。
    13. Searchers have found three mountain climbers missing since Saturday.
      搜救人员已经找到了周六失踪的3名登山者。
    14. I drove along sinuous mountain roads.
      我行驶在蜿蜒的山路上。
    15. He went south to climb Taishan, a mountain sacred to the Chinese.
      他南下去爬泰山了，那是中国人心目中一座神圣的山。
    16. They were climbing up a narrow mountain road
      他们正沿一条狭窄的山路向上爬。
    17. A mountain stream pours into the rivers.
      山涧向河里倾注。
    18. The path winds along mountain ridges.
      峰回路转。
    19. Now our mountain village has its own college students.
      如今咱们山村也有了自己的大学生。
    20. He was the first to top the mountain peak.
      他是第一个登上这座山峰的人。
    21. The region is uninhabited except for a few scattered mountain villages.
      除了几个零星的小山村之外，这个地区杳无人烟。
    22. He got lost in the mountain forest.
      他在山林里迷了路。
    23. The mountain spring has run dry.
      这眼山泉干涸了。
    24. Little mountain stream is dashing down to the plain.
      小山涧奔腾而下，流向平原。
    25. The mountain top was covered with snow.
      山顶被积雪覆盖。
    26. The mountain peak was covered with snow.
      积雪覆盖了山巅。
    27. We had several rests on our way up the mountain.
      我们在上山途中歇了好几次。
    28. The mountain may be conveniently climbed from this side.
      从这一侧面易于登攀这座山。
    29. The motorcade spiralled up the mountain.
      车队沿山路盘旋而上。
    30. 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。

    n.

      make a mountain out of a molehill

    • 小题大做；夸大其词
      to make an unimportant matter seem important