| 单词 | mountain |
| 释义 | mountain —mountainless, adj. /mown"tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something resembling this, as in shape or size. 3. a huge amount: a mountain of incoming mail. 4. (cap.) a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. See table under Whyte classification. 5. Also called mountain wine. Brit. Archaic. a sweet Malaga wine. 6. make a mountain out of a molehill. See molehill (def. 2). adj. 7. of or pertaining to mountains: mountain air. 8. living, growing, or located in the mountains: mountain people. 9. resembling or suggesting a mountain, as in size. [1175-1225; ME mountaine < OF montaigne < VL *montanea, n. use of fem. of *montaneus, equiv. to L montan(us) mountainous (mont-, s. of mons mountain + -anus -AN) + -eus adj. suffix] |
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