mountain
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ us/ˈmaʊn.tən/
(VERY LARGE HILL)
A2 （高）山，山岳
a raised part of the earth's surface, much larger than a hill, the top of which might be covered in snow
The Matterhorn is one of the biggest mountains in Europe. 马特豪恩峰是欧洲最雄伟的山峰之一。
The Rockies are a mountain chain/range in the western United States. 落基山脉绵亘于美国西部。
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. 我们要去山区度假。
- More examples
- 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.
(LARGE AMOUNT)
a mountain of somethingC2 大堆，大量
a large amount of something
I've got a mountain of work to do. 我有大量的工作要做。
There was a mountain of paperwork to deal with.
By this time, he had amassed a mountain of debt.
All that was left of the apartment block was a mountain of rubble.
We were stuck at the airport with mountain of luggage.
The bridge was by now nothing more than a mountain of debris.
UK（食品的）大量存库
a large amount of food that is stored instead of being sold, so that prices for it do not fall
a grain mountain 大量积压的谷物
Idiom
make a mountain out of a molehillidiom 小题大做
to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem
You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail. 你在小题大做——你一篇论文没有写好，但这并不意味着你就会不及格。