The flashcard defines "mountain" as a very high area of land with steep sides. It also explains its figurative use to mean a large amount of something, or a difficult task to overcome. An idiom related to "molehill" is also referenced.
mountain
A mountain is a very high area of land with steep sides.
If you talk about a mountain of something, or mountains of something, you are emphasizing that there is a large amount of it.
If you say that someone has a mountain to climb, you mean that it will be difficult for them to achieve what they want to achieve.
Make a mountain out of a molehill → see: molehill
[N-COUNT 可数名词]山；山岳；高山 A mountain is a very high area of land with steep sides.
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。
...a lovely little mountain village.
怡人的小山村
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[QUANT 数量词]大量；大堆 If you talk about a mountain of something, or mountains of something, you are emphasizing that there is a large amount of it.
[QUANT of pl-n/n-uncount]
[emphasis]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy...
他们面对一大堆繁文缛节。
They have mountains of coffee to sell.
他们有大量的咖啡要卖。
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[PHRASE 短语]极大的困难；难办的事情；棘手的难题 If you say that someone has a mountain to climb, you mean that it will be difficult for them to achieve what they want to achieve.
[usu v PHR]
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
'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。”
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to make a mountain out of a molehill→see:
molehill
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Oxford
moun·tain★/ˈmaʊntən; NAmEˈmaʊntn/noun _mountain_comp.jpg _mountain.jpg 1★a very high hill, often with rocks near the top 高山；山岳◆a chain/range of mountains山峦；山脉◆to climb a mountain爬山◆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◆a mountain rescue team登山营救队2mountainof sth ( informal) a very large amount or number of sth 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。◆the problem of Europe's butter mountain (= the large amount of butter that has to be stored because it is not needed)欧洲的黄油过剩问题IDIOMmake a ˌmountain out of a ˈmolehill( disapproving) to make an unimportant matter seem important 小题大做；夸大其词mountainmountainsmoun·tain/ˈmaʊntən; NAmEˈmaʊntn/
1a very high hill: the highest mountain in Austria the Rocky Mountains a steep mountain road magnificent mountain ranges (=lines of mountains) snow-capped mountain peaks (=tops of mountains) a mountain rescue team (=a group of experienced climbers who help people to safety from a mountain) She was the first British woman to climb the mountain.2a mountain of something/mountains of something a very large pile or amount of something: I’ve got mountains of paperwork to deal with. Her husband went off with another woman and left her facing a mountain of debt.3food/butter etc mountain a very large amount of food, butter etc that has been produced but is not needed or used → lake4make a mountain out of a molehill to treat a problem as if it was very serious when in fact it is not5(have) a mountain to climb British English used to say that someone has a lot of work to do to achieve their aim, especially when you believe it will be difficult6move mountains to do things that seem impossible: I have great faith in the power of love to move mountains.GRAMMAR: Patterns with mountainin the mountains• You use in the mountains to refer to an area with several mountains: · They went climbing in the mountains.· We stayed in a little village in the mountains.✗Don’t say: on the mountains | in the mountainon the mountain• You use on the mountain when referring to one particular mountain: · They lost their way and had to spend a night on the mountain.✗Don’t say: in the mountainCOLLOCATIONSadjectiveshigh· These mountains are much higher than any in Europe.rugged mountains (=rough and uneven)· the spectacular scenery of rugged mountainsa snow-capped mountain (=with snow on the top)· beautiful views of snow-capped mountainsa 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.verbsgo/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 + NOUNa 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 airmountain rescue (=people who help people who are in difficulty on a mountain)· Mountain rescue teams were called out to search for the missing climbers.phrasesthe 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.THESAURUSmountain a very high hill: · the highest mountain in Austriahill an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a rounded top: · 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 Everestcliff the steep side of an area of land, often next to the sea: · the white cliffs of Doverprecipice especially literary a very steep and dangerous cliff: · They were standing on the edge of a precipice.crag a high steep rock or mountain: · An eagle sailed over the high crags.ridge a long narrow area of high ground, especially at the top of a mountain: · I could see a group of climbers high up on a ridge.knoll a small round hill: · a grassy knollvolcano a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out: · the eruption of a volcanosummit the very highest point of a mountain: · the summit of Mt Everestpeak especially literary the top of a mountain: · the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas· a distant peakrange/chain a group of mountains or hills arranged in a line: · the mountain range that is part of the border between Norway and Swedenfoothills a group of smaller hills below a range of high mountains: · the Sierra foothills
WDF
mountain
[ˈmaʊntən]
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mountains[25575]
山(89%)，高山(5%)，山脉(4%)，大量(2%)
n.山；山脉
n.(Mountain)人名；(英)芒廷
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