mountainnoun
高山；山岳
a very high hill, often with rocks near the top
a chain/range of mountains
山峦；山脉
to climb a mountain
爬山
We spent a week walking in the mountains .
我们在群山中走了一个星期。
to enjoy the mountain air/scenery
享受山上的空气；欣赏山中景色
mountain roads/streams/villages
山路；山中的溪流；山村
a mountain rescue team
登山营救队
许多；大量
a very large amount or number of sth
a mountain of work
大量的工作
We made mountains of sandwiches.
我们做了一大堆三明治。
the problem of Europe's butter mountain (= the large amount of butter that has to be stored because it is not needed)
欧洲的黄油过剩问题
to make an unimportant matter seem important
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N-COUNT 山;山岳;高山
A mountain is a very high area of land with steep sides.Ben Nevis, in Scotland, is Britain's highest mountain.
苏格兰境内的本尼维斯山是英国最高的山。
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QUANT 大量;大堆
If you talk about a mountain of something, or mountains of something, you are emphasizing that there is a large amount of it.They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy...
他们面对一大堆繁文缛节。
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PHRASE 极大的困难;难办的事情；棘手的难题
If you say that someone has a mountain to climb, you mean that it will be difficult for them to achieve what they want to achieve.'We had a mountain to climb after the second goal went in,' said Crosby.
克罗斯比说：“进第二个球之后，我们面临着严峻的挑战。”
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to make a mountain out of a molehill→ see:molehill
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- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings;higher than a hill
- Synonym: mount
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- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- Synonym: batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad
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Two men were frozen to death on the mountain .
两个男子在山上冻死了。
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What 's the highest mountain in the US ?
美国哪座山最高？
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We hired a local guide to get us across the mountains .
我们雇了一名当地人做向导带领我们翻山越岭。
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Three people died during an assault on the mountain .
登山过程中有三人死亡。
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We 're going walking in the mountains this summer .
今年夏天我们打算到山里去徒步旅行。
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They had to blast a tunnel through the mountain .
他们得炸出一条穿山隧道。
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Two men froze to death on the mountain .
两个男子在山上冻死了。
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The car followed the twists and turns of the mountain road .
汽车沿着弯弯曲曲的山路行驶。
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The setting sun cast an orange glow over the mountains .
橘红色的夕阳辉映着群山。
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We spent a week walking in the mountains .
我们在群山中走了一个星期。
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Vegetation becomes sparse higher up the mountains .
山上越高的地方植物越稀少。
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Watching the sun rise over the mountain was an almost mystical experience .
看着太阳爬上山冈，这几乎是一种难以言传的体验。
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It was a long slog to the top of the mountain .
到山顶的路漫长而艰难。
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The mountain was sharply defined against the sky .
那座山在天空的衬托下显得轮廓分明。
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We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery .
我们在山口停下来欣赏风景。
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The activities on offer include sailing and mountain biking .
提供的活动项目有帆船运动和山地骑车。
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They live up in the mountains .
他们住在山区。
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There are mountains to the north .
北面有山。
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The lake is situated at the eastern extremity of the mountain range .
湖位于山脉最东端。
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Titan 's Wall is the mountain 's hardest rock climb .
“巨人墙”是这座山最难攀登的一段山岩。
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The mountains in the background were capped with snow .
远处的山峦白雪覆盖。
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The events took place against the dramatic backdrop of the Atlas mountains .
活动在雄伟的阿特拉斯山脉举行。
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The height of the mountain did not discourage them .
山高并没有使他们泄气。
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The avalanche forced its way down the mountain , crushing everything in its path .
雪崩冲下山来，摧毁了沿途的一切。
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Mountain weather is notoriously difficult to predict .
山地气候难以预料是人所共知的。
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Mountains rose in the distance .
远处山峦叠起。
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The village is hemmed in on all sides by mountains .
村子四面环山。
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The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic .
群山如画，给我们的野餐平添景色。
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The snow-capped mountain stood out in sharp relief against the blue sky .
白雪覆盖的高山在蓝天的映衬下格外醒目。
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We believe the gang are holed up in the mountains .
我们认为那帮匪徒躲藏在山里。
通常指大山，比 hill 高。
She lives over the mountain.
她住在大山那边。
It is hard to climb up a mountain.
登山很艰苦。
Which is the highest mountain in that country?
那个国家最高的山是哪座？
通常指不如 mountain 那样高大的小山、小丘、丘陵。
rolling hills
绵延起伏的山丘
There is a house on that steep hill.
在那座陡峭的小山上有一栋房子。
These children like to play games on that wooded hill.
这些孩子喜欢在那个长满树木的山丘上玩耍。
用作山名的一部分，通常首字母大写，或略作 Mt；在文学作品中与 mountain 同义。
Mount Tai
泰山
Mt Kenya
肯尼亚山
A group of experts arrived at the foot of Mount Qomolangma.
一组专家来到了珠穆朗玛峰的山脚下。
He decided to climb the mount with others.
他决定与其他人一起爬山。
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