mountain

名词 mountain:

1. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
   同义词：mount
2. a large number or amount
   同义词：tons, dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings

1. Never make a mountain of a molehill.
   [谚]切勿小题大做。
2. There are rows of tents at the foot of the mountain.
   山脚下有几排帐篷。
3. We reached the temple through an unfrequented mountain track.
   我们沿着一条人迹罕至的小径到达了寺庙。
4. The mountain is 3500 meters high.
   这座山有3500米高。
5. The mountain tops are covered with snow.
   白雪覆盖着山顶。
6. I have a mountain of work to do.
   我有一大堆工作要做。
7. He looks down from the top of the mountain to the valley far below.
   他从山顶向下眺望下面幽深的山谷。

moun.tain

n.（名词）
Abbr. mt.,Mt.,mtn.,Mtn.A natural elevation of the earth`s surface having considerable mass, generally steep sides, and a height greater than that of a hill.
缩写 mt.,Mt.,mtn.,Mtn.山：自然形成的高出于地面的一块高地，占地广大，通常外侧陡峻且比丘陵要高

A large heap:
一大堆：
例句：
a mountain of laundry.
一大堆要洗的衣服

A huge quantity:
大量：
例句：
a mountain of trouble.
很多麻烦

来源：
Middle English mountaine
中古英语 mountaine
from Old French montaigne, muntaigne
源自 古法语 montaigne, muntaigne
from Vulgar Latin *mont3nea
源自 俗拉丁语 *mont3nea
from feminine of *mont3neus [of a mountain]
源自 *mont3neus的阴性词 [山的]
from Latin mont3nus
源自 拉丁语 mont3nus
from môns mont- [mountain] * see men- 2
源自 môns mont- [山] *参见 men- 2

【引伸】
moun.tainy
adj.（形容词）