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单词 mounts
释义

mount

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈmau̇nt How to pronounce mount (audio)
1
: a high hill : mountain
used especially before an identifying name
Mount Everest
2
archaic : earthwork sense 1
3
: mound sense 2a(1)

mount

2 of 3

verb

mounted; mounting; mounts

intransitive verb

1
: rise, ascend
2
: to increase in amount or extent
expenses began to mount
3
: to get up on something above the level of the ground
especially : to seat oneself (as on a horse) for riding

transitive verb

1
a
: to go up : climb
b(1)
: to seat or place oneself on
(2)
: to climb on top of for copulation
2
a
: to lift up : raise
b(1)
: to put or have in position
mount artillery
(2)
: to have as equipment
c(1)
: to organize and equip (an attacking force)
mount an army
(2)
: to launch and carry out (something, such as an assault or a campaign)
3
: to set on something that elevates
4
a
: to cause to get on a means of conveyance
b
: to furnish with animals for riding
5
: to post or set up for defense or observation
mounted some guards
6
a
: to attach to a support
b
: to arrange or assemble for use or display
7
a
: to prepare (something, such as a specimen) for examination or display
b
: to prepare and supply with materials needed for performance or execution
mount an opera
mountable
ˈmau̇n-tə-bəl How to pronounce mount (audio)
adjective
mounter noun

mount

3 of 3

noun (2)

1
: an act or instance of mounting
specifically : an opportunity to ride a horse in a race
2
: frame, support: such as
a
: the material (such as cardboard) on which a picture is mounted
b
: a jewelry setting
c(1)
: an undercarriage or part on which a device (such as a motor or an artillery piece) rests in service
(2)
: an attachment for an accessory
d
: a hinge, card, or acetate envelope for mounting a stamp
e
: a glass slide with its accessories on which objects are placed for examination with a microscope
3
: a means of conveyance
especially : saddle horse

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • alp
  • hump
  • mountain
  • peak

Verb

  • accelerate
  • accumulate
  • appreciate
  • balloon
  • boom
  • build up
  • burgeon
  • bourgeon
  • climb
  • enlarge
  • escalate
  • expand
  • gain
  • increase
  • multiply
  • mushroom
  • proliferate
  • rise
  • roll up
  • snowball
  • spread
  • swell
  • wax

Noun (2)

  • brace
  • buttress
  • mounting
  • prop
  • reinforcement
  • shore
  • spur
  • stay
  • support
  • underpinning
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Example Sentences

Verb Their troubles have continued to mount. The pressure mounted as the crisis continued. The cowboy mounted his horse and then quickly dismounted. She mounted her bicycle and rode away.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English munt, mont, mount, in part going back to Old English munt, borrowed from Latin mont-, mons; in part borrowed from Anglo-French munt, mount (continental Old French mon, mont), going back to Latin mont-, mons "mountain, hill, towering heap, pile," derivative, with the suffix *-ti-, of Indo-European *mon- "elevation, height," whence also, from a base *monii̯o-, Welsh mynydd "mountain," Old Cornish menit (Cornish meneth), Old Breton monid (Breton menez)

Note: Also cited as comparable forms are Avestan maiti- "mountain" (hapax legomenon—see C. Bartholomae, Altiranisches Wörterbuch, 1112-13) and Old Icelandic mønir "ridge of a roof." The etymon *mon- is usually taken to be o-grade ablaut of the verbal base *men- (or *min-) seen in Latin minae "threats" and ēminēre "to stick out, protrude" (see minatory, mouth entry 1).

Verb

Middle English mounten, monten "to rise up, ascend, get up onto (a horse), add up (to)," borrowed from Anglo-French monter, munter (transitive) "to climb (something), get up onto (a horse), add up to, set up, prepare," (intransitive) "to go upward, get on horseback, go up in the world, rise in intensity" (also continental Old & Middle French), going back to Vulgar Latin *montāre, derivative of Latin mont-, mons "mountain, hill" — more at mount entry 1

Noun (2)

derivative of mount entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

mount 1 of 3

noun

ˈmau̇nt How to pronounce mount (audio)
: a high hill : mountain
Hint: Mount is used especially before a proper name.
Mount Everest

mount

2 of 3

verb

mounted; mounting
1
: to go up : climb
mount a ladder
2
: to get up onto something
mount a platform
mount a horse
3
: to increase rapidly in amount
His debts were mounting.
4
: to prepare for use or display by fastening in position on a support
I mounted a picture on cardboard.
5
: to organize and carry out
Police mounted a search.

mount

3 of 3

noun

1
: a frame or support that holds something
a camera lens mount
2
: a horse used for riding

Medical Definition

mount 1 of 2

transitive verb

ˈmau̇nt How to pronounce mount (audio)
: to prepare for examination or display
specifically : to place (an object) on a slide for microscopic examination
mount a specimen

mount

2 of 2

noun

1
: a glass slide with its accessories on which objects are placed for examination with a microscope
2
: a specimen mounted on a slide for microscopic examination

mounts 1 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of mount
1
as in increases
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number medical expenses began to mount

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • increases
  • rises
  • climbs
  • swells
  • expands
  • accelerates
  • waxes
  • booms
  • intensifies
  • balloons
  • accumulates
  • surges
  • multiplies
  • jumps
  • spreads
  • proliferates
  • escalates
  • mushrooms
  • gains
  • snowballs
  • enlarges
  • bourgeons
  • builds up
  • rolls up
  • rockets
  • heightens
  • crests
  • appreciates
  • skyrockets
  • burgeons
  • peaks
  • inflates
  • redoubles
  • distends
  • bulks
  • crescendoes
  • puffs (up)
  • blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • decreases
  • diminishes
  • contracts
  • recedes
  • wanes
  • lessens
  • dwindles
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2
as in offers
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • offers
  • presents
  • stages
  • gives
  • carries
  • displays
  • performs
  • exhibits
  • shows
  • exposes
  • renders
  • unveils
  • parades
  • acts
  • plays
  • portrays
  • comes out with
  • shows off
  • enacts
  • extends
  • previews
  • represents
  • dramatizes
  • depicts
  • tenders
  • proffers
  • impersonates
3
as in climbs
to move or extend upward the cable car continues to mount to ever higher terrain until the moment when the entire valley comes into view

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • climbs
  • rises
  • ascends
  • lifts
  • soars
  • thrusts
  • ups
  • tilts
  • towers
  • arises
  • surges
  • slopes
  • upthrusts
  • uprears
  • uprises
  • aspires
  • upturns
  • scales
  • crests
  • tops
  • leans
  • zooms
  • elevates
  • inclines
  • balloons
  • raises
  • uplifts
  • boosts
  • surmounts
  • lists
  • tips
  • upheaves
  • upraises
  • slants
  • blasts off
  • cants
  • reclines
  • takes off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • drops
  • descends
  • dips
  • declines
  • plunges
  • falls (off)
  • sinks
  • slides
  • dives
  • plummets
  • nose-dives
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mounts

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noun (1)

plural of mount
as in mountains
an elevation of land higher than a hill Mount Everest

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • mountains
  • peaks
  • humps
  • alps
  • mountain ranges
  • pinnacles
  • knobs
  • horns
  • cordilleras
  • ranges
  • summits
  • sierras
  • inselbergs
  • inselberge
  • seamounts
  • mountaintops
  • aiguilles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bowls
  • valleys
  • basins
  • depressions
  • hollows
  • vales

mounts

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of mount
as in mountings
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else hammered together a mount for the cameras

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • mountings
  • supports
  • pillars
  • reinforcements
  • braces
  • shores
  • props
  • spurs
  • stays
  • brackets
  • buttresses
  • columns
  • foundations
  • underpinnings
  • arches
  • stands
  • pedestals
  • shorings
  • trusses
  • bearings
  • bolsters
  • crutches
  • pegs
  • struts
  • frames
  • pilasters
  • cantilevers
  • stakes
  • stanchions
  • girders
  • bases
  • stilts
  • posts
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