mountains

英 [ˈmaʊntɪnz]

美 [ˈmaʊntənz]

n.  高山; 山岳; 许多; 大量
mountain的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 山;山岳;高山
  Amountainis a very high area of land with steep sides.
  1. Ben Nevis, in Scotland, is Britain's highest mountain.
     苏格兰境内的本尼维斯山是英国最高的山。
  2. ...a lovely little mountain village.
     怡人的小山村
• QUANT 大量;大堆
  If you talk about amountain ofsomething, ormountains ofsomething, you are emphasizing that there is a large amount of it.
  1. They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy...
     他们面对一大堆繁文缛节。
  2. They have mountains of coffee to sell.
     他们有大量的咖啡要卖。
• PHRASE 极大的困难;难办的事情；棘手的难题
  If you say that someone hasa mountain to climb, you mean that it will be difficult for them to achieve what they want to achieve.
  1. 'We had a mountain to climb after the second goal went in,' said Crosby.
     克罗斯比说：“进第二个球之后，我们面临着严峻的挑战。”
• tomake a mountain out of a molehill→ see:molehill

双语例句

• They drove into the mountains for a weekend of nature study.
  他们周末开车进山去观察自然。
• The river has its source [ rise] in the mountains.
  这条河发源于群山之中。
• The two great rivers of the Middle East rise in the mountains of Turkey.
  中东地区的两大河流发源于土耳其境内的山脉。
• I executed the hairpin turn high on the sheer western face of the mountains
  我在山脉西侧陡峭的高处成功地急转弯。
• I am content to admire the mountains from below
  我满足于从山脚下观赏山景。
• They have mountains of coffee to sell.
  他们有大量的咖啡要卖。
• The two mountains stand facing each other.
  两山对峙。
• The mountains are covered with thick snow.
  山上覆盖着厚厚的积雪。
• Pasadena lies in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains.
  帕萨迪纳坐落于圣加布里埃尔山麓的丘陵地带。
• The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown.
  低矮的群山上，绿色和棕色混杂着。