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

• The overland route is across some really tough mountains
  这条陆上路线要跨越一些非常险峻的大山。
• Now, I remember. We met for the first time in the Dabie Mountains.
  哦，我想起来了。我们第一次是在大别山见面的。
• The river has its source [ rise] in the mountains.
  这条河发源于群山之中。
• In his dreams, the mountains assumed enormous importance.
  在他的梦中，山有着至关重要的作用。
• The two mountains stand facing each other.
  两山对峙。
• 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 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。
• I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge.
  我放眼绵延起伏的群山。
• 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。
• Last summer, he chucked his 10-year career as a London stockbroker and headed for the mountains.
  去年夏天，他辞掉做了10年的伦敦股票经纪人的工作，去了山区。