mountain
UK ['maʊn.tɪn] US [-tən] noun countable
VERY LARGE HILL 巨大的山丘
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■a raised part of the Earth's surface, much larger than a hill, the top of which might be covered in snow （高）山，山岳•The Matterhorn is one of the biggest mountains in Europe.马特洪峰是欧洲最雄伟的山峰之一。 •The Rockies are a mountain chain/range in the western USA.洛矶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.我们会去山区渡假。
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LARGE AMOUNT 大量 UK a large amount of food which is kept in storage instead of being sold, so that prices for it do not fall （食品的）大量存库•a grain mountain大量积压的谷物 a mountain of sth
■a 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。
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make a mountain out of a molehill
■to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem 小题大做•You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail your exam.你在小题大做——你一篇作文写得不好，但这根本不代表你的考试就会不合格。 |