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单词 mountain
释义

mountain

[ moun-tn ]
/ ˈmaʊn tn /
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noun

adjective

Idioms for mountain

    make a mountain out of a molehill. molehill (def. 2).

Origin of mountain

1175–1225; Middle English mountaine<Old French montaigne<Vulgar Latin *montānea, noun use of feminine of *montāneus, equivalent to Latin montān(us) mountainous (mont-, stem of mōns mountain + -ānus-an) + -eus adj. suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM mountain

moun·tain·less, adjectivesub·moun·tain, adjectiveun·der·moun·tain, noun

Words nearby mountain

mounding, moundsman, Mounds View, Moundsville, mount, mountain, mountain ash, mountain avens, mountain beaver, mountain bike, mountain bluebird
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Example sentences from the Web for mountain

British Dictionary definitions for mountain (1 of 2)

mountain
/ (ˈmaʊntɪn) /

noun

  1. a natural upward projection of the earth's surface, higher and steeper than a hill and often having a rocky summit
  2. (as modifier)mountain people; mountain scenery
  3. (in combination)a mountaintop
a huge heap or massa mountain of papers
anything of great quantity or size
a surplus of a commodity, esp in the European Unionthe butter mountain
a mountain to climb British informal a serious or considerable difficulty or obstruction to overcome
make a mountain out of a molehill See molehill (def. 2)

Word Origin for mountain

C13: from Old French montaigne, from Vulgar Latin montānea (unattested) mountainous, from Latin montānus, from mons mountain

British Dictionary definitions for mountain (2 of 2)

Mountain
/ (ˈmaʊntɪn) /

noun

the Mountain an extremist faction during the French Revolution led by Danton and Robespierre

Word Origin for Mountain

C18: so called because its members sat in the highest row of seats at the National Convention Hall in 1793
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Idioms and Phrases with mountain

mountain

see if the mountain won't come to Muhammad; make a mountain out of a molehill.

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Scientific definitions for mountain

mountain
[ mountən ]

A generally massive and usually steep-sided, raised portion of the Earth's surface. Mountains can occur as single peaks or as part of a long chain. They can form through volcanic activity, by erosion, or by uplift of the continental crust when two tectonic plates collide. The Himalayas, which are the highest mountains in the world, were formed when the plate carrying the landmass of India collided with the plate carrying the landmass of China.
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