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mountain

英 ['maʊntɪn] 美['maʊntn]

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近义词quantity mass large abundance volume much amount

n. 山；山脉
n. (Mountain)人名；(英)芒廷

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复数: mountains;

中文词源

mountain 高山

来自mount,山，-ain,小词后缀。字面意思即小山，在18世纪前，该词都用来指高度非常低的小山。比较Mount Everest.

英英释意

1. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

2. a large number or amount;: "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers"

英文词源

mountain: mountain: [13] Latin mōns ‘mountain’ could well go back ultimately to a variant of the base *min- ‘jut’ which produced English eminent, imminent, menace, and prominent. English acquired it originally direct from Latin as a noun, mount [OE], which is now used only in the names of mountains. The verb mount followed in the 14th century, via Old French munter.

Latin mōns had a derived adjective montānus ‘mountainous’, which was adapted in Vulgar Latin to the noun *montānea ‘mountainous area’. This made its way into Old French as montaigne, by which time it meant simply ‘mountain’ – whence English mountain. Amount [13] comes ultimately from the Latin phrase ad montem ‘to the mountain’, hence ‘upwards’; and paramount [16] in turn derives from an Old French phrase par amont ‘by above’, hence ‘superior’.
=> amount, eminent, imminent, menace, mount, paramount, prominent, tantamount
mountain (n.): c. 1200, from Old French montaigne (Modern French montagne), from Vulgar Latin *montanea "mountain, mountain region," noun use of fem. of *montaneus "of a mountain, mountainous," from Latin montanus "mountainous, of mountains," from mons (genitive montis) "mountain" (see mount (n.)).

Until 18c., applied to a fairly low elevation if it was prominent (such as Sussex Downs, the hills around Paris). As an adjective from late 14c. Mountain dew "raw and inferior whiskey" first recorded 1839; earlier a type of Scotch whiskey (1816); Jamieson's 1825 "Supplement" to his Scottish dictionary defines it specifically as "A cant term for Highland whisky that has paid no duty." Mountain-climber recorded from 1839; mountain-climbing from 1836.

同义词辨析

hill, mount, mountain, range, peak, volcano

这些名词均含有"山"之意。

hill：通常指小的土山、石山或浅丘。有时也指高山，复数表群山。

mount：常用于地名之前，即一般放在专用名词前，书面用词。

mountain：通常指比hill高而陡的高山、山岳。但这种区别不是绝对的，"大"与"小"常常是相对而言。

range：形成的山脉或岭。

peak：指山峰，也可指山顶。

volcano：特指主要由喷出的熔岩和火山灰堆积而成的圆锥形火山。

考试真题

From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them.

You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper.

"There's a mountain of evidence 34 proving the importance of sex influences at all levels of brain function," he told The Seattle times.

Potatoes and tobacco are grown in Andorra's steep mountain valleys.

The maker of Mountain Dew and Gatorade has been one of the earlier movers in the industry to offer products with reduced levels of unhealthy ingredients—PepsiCo claims a packet of its chips now contains less salt than a slice of white bread.

Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly-paid human lawyers.

Once in Mexico, they establish themselves in one of about 15 sizes in the mountain forth.

In a Michigan mountain forest

In a Louisiana mountain forest.

In a Kentucky mountain forest

It is situated at the foot of a beautiful mountain.

We can break the mountains apart; we can drain the rivers and flood the valleys.

Mountain climbing is becoming popular sport, but it is also a potentially dangerous one.

You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper.

At the base of a mountain in Tanzania Gregory rift, Lake Natron burns bright red, surrounded by the remains of animals that were unfortunate enough to fall into the salty water.

Each week, he would try something different to see if he could find a better, faster way down the mountain.

A rescue worker risked his life saving two tourists who have been trapped in the mountains for two days.

Anxiously I went to bed dreaming about what I would find at the top of this magical mountain.

As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we'll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.

But one thing is certain, all people encounter mountains in their life.

But Simon decided to risk his life and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.

Cell-phones are part of a growing mountain of electronic waste like computers and personal digital assistants.

Every year about 40, 000 people attempt to climb kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.

Great! You know, we went mountain climbing in the forest park.

I find a clean mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths.

I'd skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li river which are pictured by artists in so many Chinese paintings.

In Peru, local farmers around a mountain with a glacier that has already fallen victim to climate change have begun painting the entire mountain peak white in the hope that the added reflectiveness will restore the life-giving ice.

It started out warm and sunny, but when I went into the mountains and climbed higher, it started snowy.

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the west face of the siula grande in the andes mountains.

Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa, climbing it is no small task, especially for a group of seven who are all disabled in some way.

Mountains are regarded as spiritual places by many cultures.

Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger.

My ambassadorial duties will include introducing British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research in the misty mountains of Bifengxia.

No area was spared or unaffected, from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles.

Normally at least once a week, but she's now a volunteer teacher at a mountain village in Africa.

One chilly night when I was hiking in the rocky mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream.

One day after school, while exploring the green woods of this magnificent mountain, I almost fell on a set of stairs.

One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at sugarloaf mountain in maine.

Or, maybe all I would find was absolutely nothing! But something inside me was going to climb that mountain at all cost.

Simon had returned to returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain.

Some people live to climb the highest mountains.

Still we must climb and dream about what's at the top of our mountain.

The problem is that countries around the world have growing mountains of rubbish because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

There is, however, a second less known type of volcano that doesn't involve mountain building.

They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles.

They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers.

We have such roles as project managers, mountain leaders, and communication officers.

When I was a little girl, my family moved to a tiny town at the bottom of a big mountain.

When the war was near, Alia was worried that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more precious to her than mountain of gold.

Students who do not need the extra training could cut their debt mountain by a third.

词组搭配

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad m

(proverb)if someone won't do as you wish or a situation can't be arranged to suit you, you must accept it and change your plans accordingly

(谚)事不迁就人，人就得迁就事

make a mountain out of a molehill

move mountains

achieve spectacular and apparently impossible results

创造奇迹

faith can move mountains.
信念可以创造奇迹。

make every possible effort

竭尽全力

his fans move mountains to catch as many of his performances as possible.
他的崇拜者们尽其所能地去看他的每一场演出。

实用场景例句

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

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

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。

...a lovely little mountain village.: 怡人的小山村

They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy...: 他们面对一大堆繁文缛节。

They have mountains of coffee to sell.: 他们有大量的咖啡要卖。

'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。”

Clouds involved the mountain top.: 云雾笼罩山头.

He fell behind when we were climbing the mountain.: 我们爬山时,他掉队了.

I was just getting up steam to get to the summit of mountain.: 我正鼓足干劲爬上山顶.

The mountain rises 6000 feet above sea level.: 那山海拔6000英尺.

If you live on a mountain , you live off the mountain ; if you live by the water , you live off the water.: 靠山吃山, 靠水吃水.

This mountain is lofty.: 这座山极高.

The climbers stood on the top of the mountain, gazing at the splendid view.: 登山队员们站在山顶, 凝视壮丽的景色.

The mountain lies between two counties.: 这座山介于两县之间.

It was more difficult to make our way up the mountain in pitch darkness.: 昏天黑地的,山路更不好走.

He made his way up the mountain slowly but surely.: 他上山慢,但很稳当.

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if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad m

make a mountain out of a molehill

move mountains

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