英语词汇“mound”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mound1

/maʊnd

noun

1A rounded mass projecting above a surface: the bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow...

In early summer, foot-long flower stalks poke above the mounds of leaves.
The first signs of growth are in late winter when tight buds of foliage make a neat mound on the surface of the soil.
The water current moves over the sand surface building up mounds of sand.

1.1A small hill: he built his castle high upon the mound...

Within minutes you will see our first objective, Wath Hill, a grassy mound with a copse.
Chemrey Monastery, in Ladakh, perches at 3000m on a rocky mound among the arid mountain tops of the Himalayas.
Their mountain is a rather humble affair - more of a mound than a mountain.

Synonyms

hillock, hill, knoll, rise, hummock, hump, embankment, bank, ridge, dune, tor, elevation, acclivity;

Geology drumlin;

Scottish brae

North American or technical butte

rare tump

1.2A raised mass of earth and stones created for purposes of defence or burial: the dead were cremated, and then buried at the centre of a great mound...

Some of the many points of interest include early features such as burial mounds, stone circles and cairns that mark areas of prehistoric cultivation.
Groups of round burial mounds known to archaeologists as barrow cemeteries, often aligned on contours below ridges, are common in Wessex and the Thames valley.
The remains of several Neolithic passage graves and over thirty Iron Age burial mounds can also be seen.

Synonyms

barrow, tumulus;

motte;

Middle East tell;

Russian kurgan

1.3 Baseball A slight elevation from which the pitcher delivers the ball.The batter hits a ball toward the mound that the pitcher deflects toward the second baseman....

Connie Mack signaled his pitcher off the mound and we all looked toward the bullpen to see who was coming in.
And, he also can take comfort in the fact he's got a pretty smart pitcher on the mound who thrives on mental challenges.

2 (a mound of/mounds of) A large pile or quantity of something: a mound of dirty crockery...

It's quite alarming to discover a mound of dirty washing strewn over your kitchen floor when you're least expecting it.
He and his colleagues in the Tadcaster Fraud Squad were confronted with a mound of paperwork, huge piles of loose papers, all of which had to be read and understood.
In one corner, underneath a mound of empty cardboard boxes I found a large pile of the exquisite light fittings from the Chinese Room.

Synonyms

heap, pile, stack;

mass, collection, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage;

mountain, pyramid;

Scottish, Irish, & Northern English rickle;

Scottish bing

verb [with object]

1Heap up into a rounded pile: basmati rice was mounded on our plates...

Make a home for insects to breed and shelter by creating a log pile of dead or rotting wood, or mound up rocks or stones in a quiet shady area of the garden.
A white-jacketed waiter brought plates mounded with chicken and rice cooked over a fire.
Tip the mixture into an ovenproof dish, mounding it up in the middle.

Synonyms

pile, pile up, heap, heap up

2 archaic Enclose or fortify with an embankment: a sand-built ridge Of heaped hills that mound the sea

Phrases

take the mound

Origin

Early 16th century (as a verb in the sense 'enclose with a fence or hedge'): of obscure origin. An early sense of the noun was 'boundary hedge or fence'.

Rhymes

mound2

/maʊnd

noun archaic

A ball representing the earth, used as part of royal regalia, e.g. on top of a crown, typically of gold and surmounted by a cross.The importance of this conclusion to Brook was that it seemed to supply evidence that there had been a mound and cross above the arches of the crown before the present ones, which he felt sure were of French workmanship and dated from the 1540 reconstruction of the crown....

The diamond mound is topped by a diamond ‘cross pattee’ with a sapphire in the center of the cross.

Origin

Middle English (denoting the world): from Old French monde, from Latin mundus 'world'.

单词	mound
释义	mound1 /maʊnd / noun 1A rounded mass projecting above a surface: the bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow... In early summer, foot-long flower stalks poke above the mounds of leaves. The first signs of growth are in late winter when tight buds of foliage make a neat mound on the surface of the soil. The water current moves over the sand surface building up mounds of sand. 1.1A small hill: he built his castle high upon the mound... Within minutes you will see our first objective, Wath Hill, a grassy mound with a copse. Chemrey Monastery, in Ladakh, perches at 3000m on a rocky mound among the arid mountain tops of the Himalayas. Their mountain is a rather humble affair - more of a mound than a mountain. Synonyms hillock, hill, knoll, rise, hummock, hump, embankment, bank, ridge, dune, tor, elevation, acclivity; Geology drumlin; Scottish brae North American or technical butte rare tump 1.2A raised mass of earth and stones created for purposes of defence or burial: the dead were cremated, and then buried at the centre of a great mound... Some of the many points of interest include early features such as burial mounds, stone circles and cairns that mark areas of prehistoric cultivation. Groups of round burial mounds known to archaeologists as barrow cemeteries, often aligned on contours below ridges, are common in Wessex and the Thames valley. The remains of several Neolithic passage graves and over thirty Iron Age burial mounds can also be seen. Synonyms barrow, tumulus; motte; Middle East tell; Russian kurgan 1.3 Baseball A slight elevation from which the pitcher delivers the ball.The batter hits a ball toward the mound that the pitcher deflects toward the second baseman.... Connie Mack signaled his pitcher off the mound and we all looked toward the bullpen to see who was coming in. And, he also can take comfort in the fact he's got a pretty smart pitcher on the mound who thrives on mental challenges. 2 (a mound of/mounds of) A large pile or quantity of something: a mound of dirty crockery... It's quite alarming to discover a mound of dirty washing strewn over your kitchen floor when you're least expecting it. He and his colleagues in the Tadcaster Fraud Squad were confronted with a mound of paperwork, huge piles of loose papers, all of which had to be read and understood. In one corner, underneath a mound of empty cardboard boxes I found a large pile of the exquisite light fittings from the Chinese Room. Synonyms heap, pile, stack; mass, collection, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage; mountain, pyramid; Scottish, Irish, & Northern English rickle; Scottish bing verb [with object] 1Heap up into a rounded pile: basmati rice was mounded on our plates... Make a home for insects to breed and shelter by creating a log pile of dead or rotting wood, or mound up rocks or stones in a quiet shady area of the garden. A white-jacketed waiter brought plates mounded with chicken and rice cooked over a fire. Tip the mixture into an ovenproof dish, mounding it up in the middle. Synonyms pile, pile up, heap, heap up 2 archaic Enclose or fortify with an embankment: a sand-built ridge Of heaped hills that mound the sea Phrases take the mound Origin Early 16th century (as a verb in the sense 'enclose with a fence or hedge'): of obscure origin. An early sense of the noun was 'boundary hedge or fence'. Rhymes abound, aground, around, astound, bound, compound, confound, dumbfound, expound, found, ground, hound, impound, interwound, pound, profound, propound, redound, round, sound, stoneground, surround, theatre-in-the-round (US theater-in-the-round), underground, wound mound2 /maʊnd / noun archaic A ball representing the earth, used as part of royal regalia, e.g. on top of a crown, typically of gold and surmounted by a cross.The importance of this conclusion to Brook was that it seemed to supply evidence that there had been a mound and cross above the arches of the crown before the present ones, which he felt sure were of French workmanship and dated from the 1540 reconstruction of the crown.... The diamond mound is topped by a diamond ‘cross pattee’ with a sapphire in the center of the cross. Origin Middle English (denoting the world): from Old French monde, from Latin mundus 'world'.
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