mountain
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A mountain is a very high area of land with steep sides. 山
Mt. McKinley, in Alaska, is the highest mountain in North America. 位於阿拉斯加的麥金利山是北美最高的山。
2. QUANT If you talk about a mountain of something, or mountains of something, you are emphasizing that there is a large amount of it. 大堆[非正式]
They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy. 他們麪臨著一大堆的官僚制度。
3. PHRASE 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. 睏難[journalism]
"We had a mountain to climb after the second goal went in," said Crosby. 尅羅斯比說:“第2個球進了後，我們麪臨著很大的睏難。”
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mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ (mountains)
剑桥词典
- We camped on one of the lower slopes of the mountain.
- The view from the top of the mountain is breathtaking .
- What's the highest mountain in Europe ?
- After three days lost in the mountains, all the climbers arrived home safe and sound .
- They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain.
mountain noun [C] (VERY LARGE HILL)
a raised part of the earth's surface , much larger than a hill , the top of which might be covered in snow（高）山，山嶽
The Matterhorn is one of the biggest mountains in Europe . 馬特豪恩峰是歐洲最雄偉的山峰之一。
The Rockies are a mountain chain /range in the western United States. 落基山脈緜亙於美國西部。
I'd love to go mountain-climbing . 我想去爬山。
We're going to the mountains (= an area where there are mountains) for our holiday . 我們要去山區度假。
例句
mountain noun [C] (LARGE AMOUNT)
a mountain of stha large amount of something
大堆，大量
I've got a mountain of work to do. 我有大量的工作要做。
UK
a large amount of food that is stored instead of being sold , so that prices for it do not fall
（食品的）大量存庫
a grain mountain 大量積壓的穀物