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

• I took a wrong turn and we got lost in the mountains.
  我拐错了弯，我们便在山里迷了路。
• He and his family are spending the summer among the mountains.
  他和家人在山间避暑。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• The two mountains stand facing each other.
  两山对峙。
• The rain had stopped and a star or two was visible over the mountains
  雨停了，山顶上有一两颗星星在闪烁。
• The coastal cities of Liguria sit on narrow strips of land lying under steep mountains.
  利古里亚的沿海城市坐落在陡峭山脉下的狭长地带上。
• The trees on the mountains within my range of vision had all been felled
  山上我视野范围内的树木都被砍倒了。
• The poor are forced to farm in more marginal lands higher up the mountains.
  穷人们被迫在山峦更高处的更为贫瘠的土地上耕作。