3.food/butter etc mountainPEDFa very large amount of food, butter etc that has been produced but is not needed or used 大量积存的食物/黄油等 → lake
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food/butter etc mountain• The whole point of those reforms was to get rid of the food mountains.• Have you contributed a great deal this year to the butter mountain?
4.make a mountain out of a molehillIMPORTANTto treat a problem as if it was very serious when in fact it is not 小题大做
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make a mountain out of a molehill• She was only five minuteslate! You're making a mountain out of a molehill.
5.(have) a mountain to climbBritish EnglishBrE used to say that someone has a lot of work to do to achieve their aim, especially when you believe it will be difficult (面临)艰巨的任务
6move mountainsto do things that seem impossible 创造奇迹
I have great faith in the power of love to move mountains.
我深信,爱的力量可以创造奇迹。
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
high
These mountains are much higher than any in Europe.
rugged mountains (=rough and uneven)
the spectacular scenery of rugged mountains
a snow-capped mountain (=with snow on the top)
beautiful views of snow-capped mountains
a distant mountain (=far away)
The sun was setting over the distant mountains.
a great mountain (=a high, impressive mountain)
Here, great mountains are all around.
a sacred mountain (=considered holy)
Mount Fuji is a sacred mountain.
verbs
go/walk up a mountain (also ascend a mountain formal)
Carrie and Albert went up the mountain, neither of them speaking as they climbed.
climb a mountain (=walk and/or climb to the top of a mountain)
Hillary had climbed all the big mountains in New Zealand.
go/walk down a mountain
She lost her way as she went down the mountain.
cross the mountains
We crossed the mountains between Spain and France.
mountains rise (=go high into the sky)
The mountains rise above the plains.
mountains soar/tower literary (=go very high into the sky)
The distant mountains soar abruptly towards the sky.
mountain + NOUN
a mountain range/chain (=a number of mountains in a line)
The Alps are the largest mountain range in Europe.
a mountain top
Until the end of June you may find snow on the mountain tops.
a mountain peak (=the top of a mountain)
Clouds hid the mountain peaks.
a mountain slope (=the sides of a mountain)
Snow lay on the steep mountain slopes.
a mountain pass (=a path or road between mountains)
Their journey took them through river valleys and over mountain passes.
a mountain stream
The water was as clear and cold as a mountain stream.
mountain air
a walk in the clear mountain air
mountain rescue (=people who help people who are in difficulty on a mountain)
Mountain rescue teams were called out to search for the missing climbers.
phrases
the top of a mountain (also the summit of a mountain formal)
We climbed to the top of the mountain.
the foot of a mountain (=the bottom of a mountain)
We’ll take the car to the foot of the mountain and walk from there.
the side of a mountain
The path wound up the side of the mountain.
nTHESAURUS
mountain a very high hill
the highest mountain in Austria
hill an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a roundedtop
We went for a walk in the hills.
The house is surrounded by woods, farmland and gentle hills.
Mount (also Mt written abbreviation) used in the names of mountains. Don’t say ‘Fuji Mountain’ – say ‘Mount Fuji’
Mount Everest
cliff the steep side of an area of land, often next to the sea
the white cliffs of Dover
precipice especially literary a very steep and dangerouscliff
1very high hill高山ADJECTIVE | ... OF MOUNTAINS | VERB + MOUNTAIN | MOUNTAIN + VERB | MOUNTAIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, great, high, large, tall, towering大山;高山;高聳的山巒➤1 000 m, 3 000-foot, etc. * 1,000 米、3,000 英尺等高的山巒➤small小山➤steep陡峭的山巒➤low低矮的山➤beautiful, fine, majestic, mighty, spectacular秀美的山巒;雄偉的高山;景色壯麗的山峰▸➤surrounding周圍的高山◇The surrounding mountains make the city difficult to evacuate.這座城市周圍都是山,人群很難疏散。➤distant遠山➤remote地處偏遠的山➤volcanic火山➤craggy, jagged, rocky, rugged陡峭的高山;山石嶙峋的山巒;多岩石的山➤snow-capped, snow-covered, snowy積雪蓋頂的山峰;白雪覆蓋的山巒;白雪皚皚的山巒➤holy, sacred聖山◇the holy mountain of the Lapp community拉普人居住區的聖山... OF MOUNTAINS➤chain, range山系;山脈◇a chain / range of mountains綿延的山系/山脈VERB + MOUNTAIN➤ascend, climb, come up, go up, scale登山;爬山;上山來;上山去;登山➤come down, descend, go down, walk down下山來;下山;下山去;走下山➤walk in在山間散步◇We enjoy walking in the mountains.我們喜歡在山間散步。➤cross翻越山嶺➤overlook眺望遠山◇a large window overlooking the mountains眺望群山的大窗子MOUNTAIN + VERB➤rise, soar, tower山峰矗立◇The mountains here rise to well over 2 000 m.這兒的群山海拔 2,000 多米。➤loom隱隱聳立◇Mountains loom in the distance.遠方的群山隱隱可見。➤surround sth高山環繞⋯◇Towering mountains surrounded the town.巍峨群山環繞着小鎮。➤overlook sth山峰俯瞰⋯MOUNTAIN + NOUN➤chain, range山系;山脈➤area, country, environment, region, terrain山區;山區環境;山區地形◇Between the two towns was 50 miles of mountain country.兩個小鎮之間隔着綿延 50 英里的山區。➤pass, path, road, route, track, trail山口;山路;山間小徑➤landscape, scenery山地風光;山景➤view, vista山地景觀➤face, peak, ridge, side, slope, top, valley, wall山崖;山峰;山脊;山側;山坡;山頂;山谷;陡峭山坡➤cave山洞➤glacier山丘冰川➤lake, stream高山湖泊;山澗➤air山間的空氣◇Many people come simply to enjoy the fresh mountain air.許多人來這裏只為享受山間的清新空氣。➤meadow, pasture山區草場/牧場➤forest山地森林➤town, village山區小鎮;山村➤fastness (literary) , fortress, stronghold山中要塞/堡壘/據點➤cabin, hut, lodge, resort, retreat山間小屋;山區勝地;山間隱居處➤man (NAmE) 山民▸➤folk, people山區居民;山地人➤climbing, walking (BrE) 登山;山間步行➤walk (BrE) 山間漫步➤climber登山者➤guide登山嚮導➤rescue山地救援◇a mountain-rescue team山地救援隊➤bike山地車➤biker騎山地車者➤biking山地自行車運動➤sickness高山病➤goat, gorilla, hare, lion (= puma) (NAmE) , etc.石山羊、山地大猩猩、雪兔、美洲獅等PREPOSITION➤across the mountain, over the mountain, through the mountain穿過高山;越過高山◇a pass through the mountains穿過大山的關隘➤down a/the mountain, up a/the mountain往下山方向;往上山方向◇She arranged to meet the others halfway up the mountain.她安排在半山腰與其他人碰頭。➤in the mountains在山區◇This type of goat lives high up in the mountains.這種山羊生活在高海拔的山區。PHRASES➤the flank of a mountain, the side of a mountain, the slope of a mountain山側;山坡▸➤the bottom of a mountain, the foot of a mountain, the top of a mountain山腳;山頂mountain
noun²
2large amount/number of sth大量ADJECTIVE | VERB + MOUNTAIN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great, massive(一)大堆▸➤debt (especially BrE) 巨額債務▸➤paper (especially BrE) 堆積如山的文件▸➤butter, sugar, etc. (BrE) 大量積壓的黃油、食糖等◇They revealed a solution to reduce Europe's butter mountain.他們透露了一個減少歐洲黃油積壓的方案。VERB + MOUNTAIN➤generate產生積壓➤reduce (especially BrE) 減少積壓➤face面臨積壓◇The school was facing a mountain of debt.該校面臨巨額債務問題。PHRASES➤a mountain of paper, a mountain of paperwork堆積如山的文件/文書工作◇The investigation generated a mountain of paperwork.調查帶來大量的文書工作。