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

mountain

/ˈmaʊntɪn

noun

1A large natural elevation of the earth’s surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill: we set off down the mountain they sought refuge in the mountains [as modifier]: a mountain peak...

The valley, surrounded by steep mountains, is one of the Amazon's least spoiled treasures.
Surrounded by mountains and rainforest, it's about two hours drive from Hobart.
Waiting to jump from the boat, I gaze up at the snow-capped mountains surrounding the fjord.

Synonyms

peak, height, elevation, eminence, prominence, summit, pinnacle, mountaintop, alp, horn;

(mountains) range, massif, sierra, cordillera, ridge;

Northern English fell;

Scottish ben, Munro;

South African berg;

in North Africa jebel;

Geology inselberg

archaic mount

2 (a mountain/mountains of) A large pile or quantity of something: a mountain of paperwork...

Gallacher attends his fair share of meetings and usually has a mountain of paperwork to get through at the end of the day.
Never have I had such a mountain of paperwork to clear before Christmas.
When I got into work there was a mountain of work to get through, loads of meeting requests and several problems to sort out.

Synonyms

a great deal, a lot, heap, pile, mound, stack;

profusion, abundance, quantity;

backlog, logjam

informal lots, loads, heaps, piles, tons, masses, oodles, scads

British informal shedload

North American informal slew, gobs

Australian/New Zealand informal swag

vulgar slang shitload

North American vulgar slang assload

2.1 [usually with modifier] A large surplus stock of a commodity: a butter mountain...

Until the 1980s, the EU simply bought any extra production and piled it up in warehouses, forming what became known as the EU ‘butter mountain’ (‘wine lakes’ were another manifestation of the same problem).
Campaigners complain that shifting the butter mountain into developing countries stifles agricultural trade, by crowding out domestic farmers who can't compete with the might of the EU.

Synonyms

surplus, surfeit, glut, excess, overabundance, oversupply

Phrases

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain

make a mountain out of a molehill

move mountains

Derivatives

mountainy

adjective ...

Johnny becomes embroiled in a shady land acquisition deal involving a grasping cleric, a shrewd settled traveller and some mountainy men over a ‘bit of bog which might just be turned into a runway.’
So, it was his love for Irish music and his wish to expand and develop on his ‘old-time, mountainy music ‘that really took him there.
‘This mountainy country would have been favoured by the highwaymen years ago but I have found that there are always a lot more thieves on the main roads’ he said.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French montaigne, based on Latin mons, mont- 'mountain'.

The Latin word mons ‘mountain’ was extended in French to create the ancestor of mountain. It is also the source of mount (Old English), paramount (mid 16th century) ‘highest’, and amount (Middle English). The story behind the proverb if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain, was told in 1625 by the philosopher Francis Bacon. Muhammad was once challenged to prove his credentials as a prophet by summoning Mount Safa to come to him. Inevitably, the mountain did not move in response to his summons, but Muhammad had a ready answer for this. He observed that if the mountain had moved it would have crushed him and all his followers to death. Therefore it was only right that now he should go to the mountain and give thanks to God for his mercy in sparing them all from this disaster. The phrase to move mountains means both ‘to achieve apparently impossible results’ and ‘to make every effort’. In the first sense it goes back to Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians: ‘And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.’ The contrast of size between mountains and molehills has been exploited since the late 16th century hence make a mountain out of a molehill.

单词	mountain
释义	mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn / noun 1A large natural elevation of the earth’s surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill: we set off down the mountain they sought refuge in the mountains [as modifier]: a mountain peak... The valley, surrounded by steep mountains, is one of the Amazon's least spoiled treasures. Surrounded by mountains and rainforest, it's about two hours drive from Hobart. Waiting to jump from the boat, I gaze up at the snow-capped mountains surrounding the fjord. Synonyms peak, height, elevation, eminence, prominence, summit, pinnacle, mountaintop, alp, horn; (mountains) range, massif, sierra, cordillera, ridge; Northern English fell; Scottish ben, Munro; South African berg; in North Africa jebel; Geology inselberg archaic mount 2 (a mountain/mountains of) A large pile or quantity of something: a mountain of paperwork... Gallacher attends his fair share of meetings and usually has a mountain of paperwork to get through at the end of the day. Never have I had such a mountain of paperwork to clear before Christmas. When I got into work there was a mountain of work to get through, loads of meeting requests and several problems to sort out. Synonyms a great deal, a lot, heap, pile, mound, stack; profusion, abundance, quantity; backlog, logjam informal lots, loads, heaps, piles, tons, masses, oodles, scads British informal shedload North American informal slew, gobs Australian/New Zealand informal swag vulgar slang shitload North American vulgar slang assload 2.1 [usually with modifier] A large surplus stock of a commodity: a butter mountain... Until the 1980s, the EU simply bought any extra production and piled it up in warehouses, forming what became known as the EU ‘butter mountain’ (‘wine lakes’ were another manifestation of the same problem). Campaigners complain that shifting the butter mountain into developing countries stifles agricultural trade, by crowding out domestic farmers who can't compete with the might of the EU. Synonyms surplus, surfeit, glut, excess, overabundance, oversupply Phrases if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain make a mountain out of a molehill move mountains Derivatives mountainy adjective ... Johnny becomes embroiled in a shady land acquisition deal involving a grasping cleric, a shrewd settled traveller and some mountainy men over a ‘bit of bog which might just be turned into a runway.’ So, it was his love for Irish music and his wish to expand and develop on his ‘old-time, mountainy music ‘that really took him there. ‘This mountainy country would have been favoured by the highwaymen years ago but I have found that there are always a lot more thieves on the main roads’ he said. Origin Middle English: from Old French montaigne, based on Latin mons, mont- 'mountain'. The Latin word mons ‘mountain’ was extended in French to create the ancestor of mountain. It is also the source of mount (Old English), paramount (mid 16th century) ‘highest’, and amount (Middle English). The story behind the proverb if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain, was told in 1625 by the philosopher Francis Bacon. Muhammad was once challenged to prove his credentials as a prophet by summoning Mount Safa to come to him. Inevitably, the mountain did not move in response to his summons, but Muhammad had a ready answer for this. He observed that if the mountain had moved it would have crushed him and all his followers to death. Therefore it was only right that now he should go to the mountain and give thanks to God for his mercy in sparing them all from this disaster. The phrase to move mountains means both ‘to achieve apparently impossible results’ and ‘to make every effort’. In the first sense it goes back to Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians: ‘And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.’ The contrast of size between mountains and molehills has been exploited since the late 16th century hence make a mountain out of a molehill. Rhymes fountain
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mountain

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mountainy

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