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.
他們面對一大堆繁文缛節。
They have mountains of coffee to sell.
他們有大量的咖啡要賣。
3PHRASE 極大的困難;難辦的事情;棘手的難題 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. 極大的困難;難辦的事情;棘手的難題 [journalism]
'We had a mountain to climb after the second goal went in,' said Crosby.
克羅斯比說:“進第二個球之後,我們面臨着嚴峻的挑戰。”
4 to make a mountain out of a molehill→see: molehill