英汉词典

1. 山;山岳;高山
    A mountain is a very high area of land with steep sides.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. ...a lovely little mountain village.
           怡人的小山村

2. 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.

mountain的近义词

    e.g. They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy...
           他们面对一大堆繁文缛节。
    e.g. They have mountains of coffee to sell.
           他们有大量的咖啡要卖。

3. 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.

    e.g. '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