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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary moun·tain \\ˈmau̇n-tən\\ noun USAGE often attributive ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French muntaine, from Vulgar Latin *montanea, from feminine of *montaneus of a mountain, alteration of Latin montanus, from mont-, mons DATE 13th century 1. a. a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill b. an elongated ridge 2. a. a great mass b. a vast number or quantity English Etymology mountain c.1200, from O.Fr . montaigne, from V.L. *montanea "mountain, mountain region," lit. fem. of *montaneus "of a mountain, mountainous," from L. montanus "mountainous," from mons (gen.montis) "mountain" (see mount (n.)). Until 18c., applied to a fairly low elevation if it was prominent (e.g. Sussex Downs, the hills around Paris). Mountain dew "raw and inferior whiskey" first recorded 1839.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ mountain moun·tain / 5mauntEn; NAmE 5mauntn / noun1. 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 2. ~ of 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 IDIOMS ▪ make a 7mountain out of a 'molehill (disapproving) to make an unimportant matter seem important 小题大做；夸大其词 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English mountain noun 1 very high hill ADJ. big, great, high, huge, large, lofty, massive, tall, towering | small | steep | low | beautiful, dramatic, fine, majestic, spectacular | surrounding The surrounding mountains make the city difficult to evacuate. | distant | isolated, remote | inland | jagged, rocky, rugged | snow-capped, snow-covered, snowy | holy the holy mountain of the Lapp community QUANT. chain, range a chain/range of mountains VERB + MOUNTAIN ascend, climb, come/go up, scale | come/go down, descend, walk down | walk in We enjoy walking in the mountains. | cross (over) MOUNTAIN + VERB rise, soar, tower The mountains here rise to well over 2,000m. | fall The mountains fall to the east to the flat expanse of the plateau. | surround sth Towering mountains surrounded the village. | shake The earth tremor made the mountains shake. MOUNTAIN + NOUN chain, range | area, country, environment, region Between the two towns was 50 miles of mountain country. | height We crossed the rugged mountain heights. | pass, path, road, route, track | landscape, scenery | crag, face, flank, peak, ridge, side, slope, top, valley, wall | cave | lake, stream | air Many people come to the resort simply to enjoy the fresh mountain air. | pasture | barrier The invading army could only penetrate the mountain barrier at one point. | village | fastness, fortress, stronghold | hut, lodge, resort | folk, men, people | climber, climbing, walking, walks | guide | rescue, rescue team | bike, biker, biking | sickness | boot | goat, gorilla, hare, sheep PREP. across/over/through the ~ a pass through the mountains | down/up a/the ~ She arranged to meet the others halfway up the mountain. | in the ~s This type of goat lives high up in the mountains. PHRASES the flank/side/slope of a mountain, the foot/bottom/top of a mountain 2 large amount/number of sth ADJ. great | debt | paper | butter, food, etc. They revealed a solution to reduce Europe's butter mountain. VERB + MOUNTAIN generate | reduce PHRASES a mountain of paper/paperwork The enquiry generated a mountain of paperwork. OLT mountain noun ⇨ hill Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: iron mountain , or mountain accentor , or mountain adder , or mountain alder , or mountain andromeda , or mountain antelope , or mountain apple , or mountain ash , or mountain-ash sawfly , or mountain asp , or mountain avens , or mountain badger , or mountain balm , or mountain balsam , or mountain banana , or mountain barometer , or mountain battery , or mountain beaver , or mountain beech , or mountain bindweed , or mountain birch , or mountain black snake , or mountain blue , or mountain bluebird , or mountain bluet , or mountain bobcat , or mountain boomer , or mountain box , or mountain breeze , or mountain brome , or mountain bunch grass , or mountain cabbage , or mountain caribou , or mountain cat , or mountain cedar , or mountain cherry , or mountain chickadee , or mountain clematis , or mountain cock , or mountain cork , or mountain crab , or mountain cranberry , or mountain crystal , or mountain curassow , or mountain currant , or mountain daisy , or mountain damson , or mountain devil , or mountain dew , or mountain duck , or mountain eagle , or mountain ebony , or mountain fern , or mountain fetterbush , or mountain fever , or mountain finch , or mountain flax , or mountain flower , or mountain fly honeysuckle , or mountain fringe , or mountain geranium , or mountain glacier , or mountain goat , or mountain gorilla , or mountain grape , or mountain green , or mountain gum , or mountain gun , or mountain hare , or mountain heath , or mountain hemlock , or mountain hickory , or mountain holly , or mountain holly fern , or mountain indigo , or mountain ivy , or mountain juniper , or mountain laurel , or mountain leather , or mountain lilac, or mountain lily , or mountain limestone , or mountain lion , or mountain lover , or mountain magnolia , or mountain magpie , or mountain mahoe , or mountain mahogany , or mountain-making , or mountain man , or mountain maple , or mountain mint , or mountain misery , or mountain oak , or mountain of venus , or mountain oyster , or mountain paca , or mountain panther , or mountain paper , or mountain parrot , or mountain parsley , or mountain partridge , or mountain pheasant , or mountain phlox , or mountain pine , or mountain pine beetle , or mountain pink , or mountain plover , or mountain plum , or mountain pride , or mountain quail , or mountain railroad , or mountain range , or mountain raspberry , or mountain rat , or mountain rice , or mountain rimu , or mountain rose , or mountain rosebay , or mountain sage , or mountain sandwort , or mountain sheep , or mountain sickness , or mountain snow , or mountain soap , or mountain sorrel , or mountain sparrow , or mountain specter , or mountain spinach , or mountain spleenwort , or mountain spruce , or mountain sucker , or mountain sumac , or mountain tea , or mountain tent , or mountain thrush , or mountain time , or mountain timothy , or mountain trout , or mountain vizcacha , or mountain wall , or mountain watercress , or mountain white , or mountain willow , or mountain wind , or mountain winterberry , or mountain witch , or mountain wood , or mountain zebra , or penny mountain , or polly mountain , or pyrenean mountain dog , or rocky mountain , or rocky mountain bee plant , or rocky mountain canary , or rocky mountain elk , or rocky mountain fir , or rocky mountain garrot , or rocky mountain goat , or rocky mountain grape , or rocky mountain grasshopper , or rocky mountain jay , or rocky mountain juniper , or rocky mountain maple , or rocky mountain oyster , or rocky mountain sheep , or rocky mountain spotted fever , or rocky mountain whitefish , or rocky mountain white oak , or rocky mountain white pine , or rocky mountain willow , or rocky mountain wood tick , or bernese mountain dog , or snow-on-the-mountain , or southern mountain , or swiss mountain pine , or table mountain , or table-mountain pine , or block mountain , or blue mountain tea , or weeping mountain ash , or welsh mountain , or welsh mountain pony , or welsh mountain sheep , or western mountain ash , or white cloud mountain fish , or white mountain apache , or white mountain ash , or white mountain butterfly , or yellow mountain saxifrage , or mountain bike , or burning mountain , or mountain biker , or mountain bromegrass , or mountain indigo bush , or mountain railway , or mountain standard time , or mountain starwort , or mountain wine , or california mountain holly , or cat-a-mountain , or domal mountain , or dome mountain , or american mountain ash , or dwarf mountain fir , or embayed mountain , or european mountain ash , or fire-on-the-mountain , or fold mountain, or green mountain boy , or illawarra mountain pinemoun·tain I. \ˈmau̇ntən, -tə̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English mountaine, from Old French montaigne, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin montanea, from feminine of montaneus of a mountain, alteration of Latin montanus, from mont-, mons mountain + -anus -an — more at mount 1. a. : a steep elevation with a restricted summit area projecting 1000 feet or more above the surrounding land surface < a volcanic mountain > b. : a high landmass culminating in several peaks or forming an elongated ridge c. : any conspicuous hill in an area of low relief; especially : one that is rounded at the base and has comparatively steep sides < we were in what a Mississippian would call mountains but which New Englanders call hills — William Faulkner > 2. a. : an enormous mass or bulk : heap , hunk < beaches crowded with mountains of supplies — H.L.Merillat > < a mountain of a man — E.K.Brown > b. : a vast number or quantity : pile , slew < the mountain of personnel records accumulated by the armed forces — Seth King > < found a mountain of work awaiting him when he got back from vacation > < crushed by … mountains of throbbing, elemental sound — Christian Science Monitor > c. : a major obstacle or difficulty : crisis < make a mountain out of a molehill > 3. : a region characterized by mountains — usually used in plural < preferred the mountains to the seashore > 4. a. archaic : mount I 4 b. : mount I 55. or mountain wine : a sweet white Malaga wine made from grapes picked when thoroughly ripe II. adjective 1. : consisting of mountains < mountain range > < mountain country > 2. a. : situated on a mountain or in or among mountains < mountain stream > < mountain cabin > < a mountain republic > b. : characteristic of mountains or a mountain region < mountain music > c. : montane < mountain sheep > 3. archaic : huge , mountainous < thy lakes and mountain hills — S.T.Coleridge > 4. usually capitalized : rocky mountain < the Mountain states of the U.S. > |
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