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mountain

释义

mountain

noun countable

UK /ˈmaʊntɪn/

Word Forms

singular	mountain
plural	mountains

1
a natural structure like a very big hill that is much higher than the usual level of land around it
They went walking and climbing in the mountains.
spectacular mountain scenery
There was still snow on the mountain tops.
Synonyms and related words
Mountains, hills and cliffs
ascent
ben
berg
2
a large pile or amount of something
mountain of:
He was buried under a mountain of paperwork.
Synonyms and related words
Large quantities or amounts
hoard
tsunami
wall
Synonyms and related words
Piles of things
pile
mound
heap
1. 2a
  a large amount of extra food that exists because too much has been produced
  the European butter mountain
  Synonyms and related words
  Amounts and pieces of food
  a stick of butter/margarine
  batch
  bed
3
if the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain
if one party will not compromise, the other party will have to make the extra effort
Since you can’t come here for the holiday, I’ll go to your place—if the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 12/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017
4
make a mountain out of an anthill
to treat a minor problem as if it were a very serious problem
I may be making the mountain out of the anthill.
Submitted by:
Ismail from Russian Federation on 12/01/2018
Open Dictionary - January2018

phrases

make a mountain out of a molehill

move mountains

mountain

noun countable

US /ˈmaʊnt(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	mountain
plural	mountains

1
a natural structure like a very big hill that is much higher than the usual level of land around it
They went walking and climbing in the mountains.
spectacular mountain scenery
There was still snow on the mountain tops.
Synonyms and related words
Mountains, hills and cliffs
ascent
bluff
butte
2
a large pile or amount of something
mountain of:
He was buried under a mountain of paperwork.
Synonyms and related words
Large quantities or amounts
hoard
wall
windfall
Synonyms and related words
Piles of things
pile
mound
heap
1. 2a
  a large amount of extra food that exists because too much has been produced
  the European butter mountain
  Synonyms and related words
  Amounts and pieces of food
  a stick of butter/margarine
  batch
  bed
3
if the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain
if one party will not compromise, the other party will have to make the extra effort
Since you can’t come here for the holiday, I’ll go to your place—if the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 12/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017
4
make a mountain out of an anthill
to treat a minor problem as if it were a very serious problem
I may be making the mountain out of the anthill.
Submitted by:
Ismail from Russian Federation on 12/01/2018
Open Dictionary - January2018

phrases

make a mountain out of a molehill

move mountains

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