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a very high hill, often with rocks near the top 高山；山岳 
the mountains of Andalusia 安达卢西亚的山脉 snow-capped mountains 顶端积雪的群山 The steep mountains tower all around. 陡峭的山峰耸立在四周。 to climb a mountain 爬山 - in the mountains
We spent a week walking in the mountains. 我们在群山中走了一个星期。 to enjoy the mountain air/scenery 享受山上的空气；欣赏山中景色 mountain roads/streams/villages 山路；山中的溪流；山村 the world's longest mountain range 世界上最长的山脉 There is a range of mountains to the west. 西边有一系列山脉。 high mountain passes 高山通道 a mountain rescue team 登山营救队 There is still snow on the mountain tops. 山顶上仍然有雪。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya1We crossed the rugged mountain heights. 我们翻过崎岖的山岭。 We flew over the mountains of Aspen, Colorado. 我们飞越了科罗拉多州阿斯彭的群山。 Between the two towns was 50 miles of mountain country. 两个小镇之间隔着绵延 50 英里的山区。 Many people come to the resort simply to enjoy the fresh mountain air. 许多人到这个度假胜地来只是为了享受山间清新的空气。 Mountains loom in the distance. 远方的群山隐隐可见。 She arranged to meet the others halfway up the mountain. 她安排在半山腰与其他人碰头。 The earth tremor made the mountains shake. 地动山摇。 The invading army could only penetrate the mountain barrier at one point. 侵略军只能从一处穿越这座高山屏障。 The mountains fall to the east to the flat expanse of the plateau. 山势往东下降至广阔平坦的高原。 The mountains here rise to well over 2 000 m. 这儿的群山海拔 2,000 多米。 The surrounding mountains make the city difficult to evacuate. 这座城市周围都是山，人群很难疏散。 This type of goat lives high up in the mountains. 这种山羊生活在高海拔的山区。 Towering mountains surrounded the town. 巍峨群山环绕着小镇。 We enjoy walking in the mountains. 我们喜欢在山间散步。 a large window overlooking the mountains 眺望群山的大窗子 a pass through the mountains 穿过大山的关隘 the holy mountain of the Lapp community 拉普人居住区的圣山 We stopped to enjoy the mountain scenery. 我们停下来欣赏山景。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- high
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- chain
- range
- ascend
- climb
- come up
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- rise
- soar
- tower
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- chain
- range
- area
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- across the mountain
- over the mountain
- through the mountain
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- the flank of a mountain
- the side of a mountain
- the slope of a mountain
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- mountain (of something/somebody) (informal)
a very large amount or number of something; the very large size of something/somebody 许多；大量 a mountain of work 大量的工作 We made mountains of sandwiches. 我们做了一大堆三明治。 Standing before us was a huge, muscled mountain of a man. 站在我们面前的是一座高大健壮的男人山。
Extra ExamplesThe school was facing a mountain of debt. 该校面临巨额债务问题。 The enquiry generated a mountain of paperwork. 调查带来了大量文书工作。 They revealed a solution to reduce Europe's butter mountain (= the large amount of butter that had to be stored because it was not needed). 他们透露了一个减少欧洲黄油积压的方案。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- massive
- debt
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- generate
- reduce
- face
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- a mountain of paper
- a mountain of paperwork
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French montaigne, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.
Idioms
make a mountain out of a molehill
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to make an unimportant matter seem important 小题大做；夸大其词
move mountains
to make a great effort to do something 许多；大量 The director moved mountains to remake this classic film. 导演移山翻拍这部经典电影。