n.[C]
- 山
- 山脉[P]
- 堆积如山的东西;(欧洲共同体)过剩的堆积如山的食物;大量[S1][P1][(+of)]
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grain
mountain堆积如山的谷物
beef
mountain堆积如山的牛肉
She has a
mountain of dirty clothes to wash.
她有一大堆脏衣服要洗。
a.
- 山的
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This
mountain road leads to the copper mine.
这条山路通向那个铜矿。
- 巨大的
短语
mountain of flesh
- 高大结实的人
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Tom is a
mountain of flesh.
汤姆是个身材魁伟的人。
make a mountain out of a molehill
- 小题大做
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I'm sure she'll give you the money back, so there's no need to start
making a mountain out of a molehill.
我相信她会把钱还你的,所以没有必要小题大做。
辨析
n.
- an elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly and to a large height from the surrounding level.
- a large pile or quantity of something.
▸a large surplus stock of a commodity:
a butter mountain.
Phrase
- move mountains
achieve spectacular and apparently impossible results.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. montaigne, based on L. mons, mont- ‘mountain’.