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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- mountain
['mauntɪn]
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1.
noun
[c]
山
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2.
cpd
[+road]
[ stream]
山
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a mountain of sth
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[+papers，work] 一大堆某物
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to make a mountain out of a molehill
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- mountain
[ˈmaʊntɪn]
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1.
n.[c]
山，山峰，山脉
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He would go off into the mountains for days on end.
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他将离开，去那座山里呆上数日。
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2.
n.[c]
很多，大量，大堆
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There was a mountain of work to be done.
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有很多的工作要做。
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3.
adjective
山的，山峰的，山脉的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- mountain
['maυntɪn]
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1.
n
a natural upward projection of the earth's surface, higher and steeper than a hill and often having a rocky summit
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2.
n
(as modifier)
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mountain people
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mountain scenery
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3.
n
(in combination)
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a mountaintop
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4.
n
a huge heap or mass
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a mountain of papers
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5.
n
anything of great quantity or size
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6.
n
a surplus of a commodity, esp in the European Union
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the butter mountain
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7.
n
See molehill
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8.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French montaigne, from Vulgar Latin montanea (unattested) mountainous, from Latin montanus, from mons mountain
Examples
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to hole a tunnel through a mountain
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穿山筑隧道
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the rarefied mountain air
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稀薄的高山空气
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mountain zebra
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斑马(Equus zebra，产于南非)
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There, beyond the mountain, there is a big green valley.
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在山的那边有一个青翠的大山谷。
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I would have never imagined that I could see for miles from the top of the mountain.
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我从来没有想到，站在山顶可以望到几英里外的地方。
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