2QUANT 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. 大量;大堆 [informal, emphasis]
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。
3PHRASE 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. 极大的困难;难办的事情;棘手的难题 [journalism]
'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。”
4 to make a mountain out of a molehill→see: molehill
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
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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。