mountain

英 ['maʊntən] 美 ['maʊntən]

• n. 大量；山；山脉；高山

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]山,山岳

   a very high hill, usually of bare or snow-covered rock

2. [P]山脉

   line of mountains

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 山，高山，山岳，山峰，山岭，大山
2. 山脉；山区
3. 大量，许多，一大堆
4. 堆积如山的东西
5. 过剩的堆积如山的食物
6. 大如山的东西

adj. 形容词

1. 山的；山上的
2. 巨大的，巨大如山的

英英释义

Noun:

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

2. (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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I have a mountain of work to do.
   我有一大堆工作要做。
2. The mountain is 3500 meters high.
   这座山有3500米高。
3. The mountain tops are covered with snow.
   白雪覆盖着山顶。
4. This mountain runs from east to west.
   这是一座东西走向的山脉。
5. Plains, plateaus, and mountain ranges are major landforms.
   平原、高原和山脉都是主要的地形。
6. He nearly died of exposure on the cold mountain.
   他在寒冷的高山上差一点没有冻死。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The mountain is 2000 meters high.
   那座山有2000米高。
2. There is a high mountain at the back of the house.
   房子的后面有座高山。
3. Half way up the mountain was the village.
   上面半山腰处就是那个村庄。
4. In the end we arrived at the even ground at the top of the mountain.
   最后我们登上了山顶上的平地。
5. The cave is in the bluff mountain.
   那个洞在陡峭的山上。
6. We led an austere life on the mountain.
   我们在山里过着艰苦的生活。
7. It is not easy to climb a bluff mountain.
   登上陡峭的山可不容易。
8. The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.
   这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
9. The mountain was too sheer to climb.
   这山太陡峭了,不能爬。
10. In the dark our jeep bumped along the rough mountain road.
    在黑夜里我们的吉普车在崎岖的山路上颠簸。
11. They are proud of having climbed up to the top of the mountain.
    他们为自己爬到那座山的山顶感到自豪。
12. We didn't descend the mountain until noontime.
    直到中午我们才下山。
13. The famous school is on a large mountain.
    那所著名的学校在一座大山上。
14. We want a pleasant hotel in the mountains.
    我们想住在一家舒适的山间旅店里。
15. There are broad pastures in the mountains.
    山里有广阔的牧场。
16. There's a grand view of the mountains.
    这儿可以看到群山的壮丽景象。
17. The mountains were hidden in mist.
    群山笼罩在雾中。
18. In the early morning light we could just make out the dark forms of the mountains.
    在晨曦中我们只能看见群山的轮廓。
19. Firm determination moves mountains.
    坚定的决心可以移山。
20. This territory is largely inhabitable mountains and desert.
    这一地区大部分都是不能居住的山区与沙漠。
21. The Rocky Mountains lie in the west part of America.
    落基山脉位于美国西部。
22. The once clear mountain stream is now polluted and opaque.
    曾经是很清澈的山溪,现在受到污染,变得混浊了。
23. How grand the mountains look in the early light!
    晨曦中的群山是多么宏伟壮观!

经典引文

• Mountains of..meaningless, commercial tripe.

  出自： S. Kauffmann

• The gaze of both men swept the mountain of paper.

  出自： D. Francis

• Try harder..to overcome the mountain of debt.

  出自：Sunday Times

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

a mountain〔mountains〕 of

很多〔大〕的,大量的,成堆的 a very large amount

make a mountain out of a molehill

小题大做 make a matter or problem seem much more important or difficult than it really is

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• ascend mountain 登山
• climb mountain 登山
• conquer a mountain 征服一座山
• cross a mountain 翻过一座山
• forest a mountain 在山上植满树
• go down a mountain 下山
• make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做
• remove mountains 排山倒海
• scale a mountain 登山
• ski down the mountain 滑雪下山

形容词+～

• bare mountain 光秃秃的山
• barren mountain 荒芜的山
• block mountain 断块山
• bleak mountain 荒山
• foldedmountain 层峦叠嶂
• forested mountain 森林覆盖的山
• heaven-kissing mountain 高耸入云的大山
• highest mountain 最高的山
• huge mountain 大山
• imposing mountain 雄伟的高山
• lofty mountain 高山
• massive mountain 大山
• rocky mountain 多岩石的山
• rolling mountains 大浪滔天,起伏的山脉
• rugged mountain 多岩石的山
• snow-capped mountain 有雪冠的群山
• snow-covered mountain 白雪覆盖的群山
• steep mountain 陡峭的山
• timbered mountain 长满树木的山
• undulating mountains 起伏的山峦
• volcanic mountains 火山

～+名词

• mountain chain 山脉
• mountain climber 爬山运动员
• mountain range 山脉
• the M- State 山州(蒙大拿州和西弗吉尼亚州的别名)
• the M- time 美国中西部(洛基山脉诸州)标准时间
• mountain torrent 山洪
• mountain village 山村

介词+～

• among mountains 山间
• at the foot of the mountain 在山脚下
• in the mountain 在山间,在山里
• on the mountain 在山上

～+介词

• a mountain of 一大堆

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. mountain是可数名词,意思是“山,高山”,通常指较陡峭的高山; mountain的复数形式可表示“山脉”或“山区”。
2. 用于专有名词时,山名须置于mountains之前,且须加定冠词。
3. mountain可用在另一个名词作前定语。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

mountain, hill, mount

• 这组词都含有“山”的意思。其区别是：
• 1.mountain是普通用词,通常指较陡峭的高山; hill指较低矮的小山或丘陵。例如:
• The mountains were hidden in mist.群山笼罩在雾中。
• The house stands on a hill.这幢房子坐落在小山上。
• 2.用于专有名词时,Hill和Mountain都位于山名之后,而Mount位于山名之前。例如:
• His death was weightier than Mount Tai.他的死重于泰山。
• The Rocky Mountains lie in the west part of America.落基山脉位于美国西部。
• 3.mount常用于诗歌中,也用于山名前,缩写成Mt.,意为山峰。

下面两个短语意思不同:

• a mountain man
• 山区的人
• a mountain of a man
• 巨人

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 泰山是我爬过的最高的一座山。

   误 Mountain Tai is the highest that I've ever climbed.

   正 Mount Tai is the highest mountain that I've ever climbed.

   析 Mount和Mountain都表示“山”,但mount的文学语气重,并多用在专有名词中; 而mountain是一般用语,另外,在表示“某某山”时,它们的位置也不一样,分别应该说Mount×和×Mountains。

2. 我们计划去爬山。

   误 We plan to go to a mountain.

   正 We plan to go to the mountains.

   析 “爬山”是go to the mountains,不能用单数a mountain,在需用单数时,可加具体的山名。

3. 寒冷的气候冻不死这些高山上的耐寒植物。

   误 Cold weather does not kill these hardy plants on the high mountains.

   正 Cold weather does not kill these hardy plants in the high mountains.

   析 mountain(s)前介词用in不用on。

4. 我们住在山脚下。

   误 We were living at the mountain's foot.

   正 We were living at the foot of the mountain.

   析 mountain是非生物名词,表示所属时多使用of短语。

词源解说

• ☆ 1200年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的montaigne；最初源自拉丁语的montanus，意为山。

近反义词

【近义词】

• hill
• mount