mountain
noun /ˈmaʊntən/
/ˈmaʊntn/
Idioms - enlarge imagea very high hill, often with rocks near the top
高山；山岳 - the mountains of Andalusia
安达卢西亚的山脉 - snow-capped mountains
顶端积雪的群山 - The steep mountains tower all around.
陡峭的山峰耸立在四周。 - to climb a mountain
爬山 - in the mountains 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 - the world's longest mountain range
世界上最长的山脉 - There is a range of mountains to the west.
西边有一系列山脉。 - high mountain passes
高山通道 - a mountain rescue team
登山营救队 - There is still snow on the mountain tops.
山顶上仍然有雪。
Wordfinder- altitude
- foothill
- mountain
- peak
- precipice
- ridge
- slope
- summit
- valley
- volcano
Topics Geographya1- We crossed the rugged mountain heights.
我们翻过崎岖的山岭。 - We flew over the mountains of Aspen, Colorado.
我们飞越了科罗拉多州阿斯彭的群山。 - Between the two towns was 50 miles of mountain country.
两个小镇之间隔着绵延 50 英里的山区。 - Many people come to the resort simply to enjoy the fresh mountain air.
许多人到这个度假胜地来只是为了享受山间清新的空气。 - Mountains loom in the distance.
远方的群山隐隐可见。 - She arranged to meet the others halfway up the mountain.
她安排在半山腰与其他人碰头。 - The earth tremor made the mountains shake.
地动山摇。 - The invading army could only penetrate the mountain barrier at one point.
侵略军只能从一处穿越这座高山屏障。 - The mountains fall to the east to the flat expanse of the plateau.
山势往东下降至广阔平坦的高原。 - The mountains here rise to well over 2 000 m.
这儿的群山海拔 2,000 多米。 - The surrounding mountains make the city difficult to evacuate.
这座城市周围都是山，人群很难疏散。 - This type of goat lives high up in the mountains.
这种山羊生活在高海拔的山区。 - Towering mountains surrounded the town.
巍峨群山环绕着小镇。 - We enjoy walking in the mountains.
我们喜欢在山间散步。 - a large window overlooking the mountains
眺望群山的大窗子 - a pass through the mountains
穿过大山的关隘 - the holy mountain of the Lapp community
拉普人居住区的圣山 - We stopped to enjoy the mountain scenery.
我们停下来欣赏山景。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- high
- …
- chain
- range
- ascend
- climb
- come up
- …
- rise
- soar
- tower
- …
- chain
- range
- area
- …
- across the mountain
- over the mountain
- through the mountain
- …
- the flank of a mountain
- the side of a mountain
- the slope of a mountain
- …
- the mountains of Andalusia
- mountain (of something/somebody) (informal) a very large amount or number of something; the very large size of something/somebody
许多；大量 - a mountain of work
大量的工作 - We made mountains of sandwiches.
我们做了一大堆三明治。 - Standing before us was a huge, muscled mountain of a man.
站在我们面前的是一座高大健壮的男人山。
- The school was facing a mountain of debt.
该校面临巨额债务问题。 - The enquiry generated a mountain of paperwork.
调查带来了大量文书工作。 - They revealed a solution to reduce Europe's butter mountain (= the large amount of butter that had to be stored because it was not needed).
他们透露了一个减少欧洲黄油积压的方案。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- massive
- debt
- …
- generate
- reduce
- face
- …
- a mountain of paper
- a mountain of paperwork
- a mountain of work
词源Middle English: from Old French montaigne, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.
Idioms
make a mountain out of a molehill
- (disapproving) to make an unimportant matter seem important
小题大做；夸大其词
move mountains
- to make a great effort to do something
许多；大量 - The director moved mountains to remake this classic film.
导演移山翻拍这部经典电影。
- The director moved mountains to remake this classic film.