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

单词	mountain
释义	moun·tain I. \ˈmau̇nt^ən, -tə̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English mountaine, from Old French montaigne, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin montanea, from feminine of montaneus of a mountain, alteration of Latin montanus, from mont-, mons mountain + -anus -an — more at mount 1. a. : a steep elevation with a restricted summit area projecting 1000 feet or more above the surrounding land surface < a volcanic mountain > b. : a high landmass culminating in several peaks or forming an elongated ridge c. : any conspicuous hill in an area of low relief; especially : one that is rounded at the base and has comparatively steep sides < we were in what a Mississippian would call mountains but which New Englanders call hills — William Faulkner > 2. a. : an enormous mass or bulk : heap, hunk < beaches crowded with mountains of supplies — H.L.Merillat > < a mountain of a man — E.K.Brown > b. : a vast number or quantity : pile, slew < the mountain of personnel records accumulated by the armed forces — Seth King > < found a mountain of work awaiting him when he got back from vacation > < crushed by … mountains of throbbing, elemental sound — Christian Science Monitor > c. : a major obstacle or difficulty : crisis < make a mountain out of a molehill > 3. : a region characterized by mountains — usually used in plural < preferred the mountains to the seashore > 4. a. archaic : mount I 4 b. : mount I 5 5. or mountain wine : a sweet white Malaga wine made from grapes picked when thoroughly ripe II. adjective 1. : consisting of mountains < mountain range > < mountain country > 2. a. : situated on a mountain or in or among mountains < mountain stream > < mountain cabin > < a mountain republic > b. : characteristic of mountains or a mountain region < mountain music > c. : montane < mountain sheep > 3. archaic : huge, mountainous < thy lakes and mountain hills — S.T.Coleridge > 4. usually capitalized : rocky mountain < the Mountain states of the U.S. >
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