mountain

1 عمومی:: (بصورت‌ جمع‌) كوهستان‌، كوه‌، كوهستانی‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: mountain a very high hill: • the highest mountain in Austria hill an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a rounded top: • We went for a walk in the hills. • The house is surrounded by woods, farmland and gentle hills. Mount ( also Mt written abbreviation ) used in the names of mountains. Don’t say ‘Fuji Mountain’ – say ‘Mount Fuji’: • Mount Everest cliff the steep side of an area of land, often next to the sea: • the white cliffs of Dover precipice especially literary a very steep and dangerous cliff: • They were standing on the edge of a precipice. crag a high steep rock or mountain: • An eagle sailed over the high crags. ridge a long narrow area of high ground, especially at the top of a mountain: • I could see a group of climbers high up on a ridge. knoll a small round hill: • a grassy knoll volcano a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (= hot liquid rock ) is sometimes forced out: • the eruption of a volcano summit the very highest point of a mountain: • the summit of Mt Everest peak especially literary the top of a mountain: • the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas • a distant peak range/chain a group of mountains or hills arranged in a line: • the mountain range that is part of the border between Norway and Sweden foothills a group of smaller hills below a range of high mountains: • the Sierra foothills

Longman-Thesaurus

2 general:: see IF THE MOUNTAIN WON'T COME TO MUHAMMAD; MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL.

American Heritage Idioms

3 general:: noun peak: The mountain was 3099 meters high.

Simple Definitions

4 general::   noun 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 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.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

5 general:: mountain adjectives high • These mountains are much higher than any in Europe. rugged mountains (= rough and uneven ) • the spectacular scenery of rugged mountains a snow-capped mountain (= with snow on the top ) • beautiful views of snow-capped mountains a distant mountain (= far away ) • The sun was setting over the distant mountains. a great mountain (= a high, impressive mountain ) • Here, great mountains are all around. a sacred mountain (= considered holy ) • Mount Fuji is a sacred mountain. verbs go/walk up a mountain ( also ascend a mountain formal ) • Carrie and Albert went up the mountain, neither of them speaking as they climbed. climb a mountain (= walk and/or climb to the top of a mountain ) • Hillary had climbed all the big mountains in New Zealand. go/walk down a mountain • She lost her way as she went down the mountain. cross the mountains • We crossed the mountains between Spain and France. mountains rise (= go high into the sky ) • The mountains rise above the plains. moutains soar/tower literary (= go very high into the sky ) • The distant mountains soar abruptly towards the sky. mountain + NOUN a mountain range/chain (= a number of mountains in a line ) • The Alps are the largest mountain range in Europe. a mountain top • Until the end of June you may find snow on the mountain tops. a mountain peak (= the top of a mountain ) • Clouds hid the mountain peaks. a mountain slope (= the sides of a mountain ) • Snow lay on the steep mountain slopes. a mountain pass (= a path or road between mountains ) • Their journey took them through river valleys and over mountain passes. a mountain stream • The water was as clear and cold as a mountain stream. mountain air • a walk in the clear mountain air mountain rescue (= people who help people who are in difficulty on a mountain ) • Mountain rescue teams were called out to search for the missing climbers. phrases the top of a mountain ( also the summit of a mountain formal ) • We climbed to the top of the mountain. the foot of a mountain (= the bottom of a mountain ) • We’ll take the car to the foot of the mountain and walk from there. the side of a mountain • The path wound up the side of the mountain.

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