"mountain" in Chinese (Simplified)
山
Definition
山是高高隆起、明显高于周围地面的天然陆地。它比小山更大、更高。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
它用于表示大型天然山体,如 'climb a mountain'、'at the top of a mountain'、'mountain road'。'Hill' 指更小、坡度更缓的山丘。'Mountain' 也常见于固定说法 'a mountain of work',表示“堆积如山的工作”。
Examples
That mountain is very high.
那座**山**非常高。
We can see the mountain from our house.
我们从家里能看到那座**山**。
They climbed the mountain last summer.
他们去年夏天爬了那座**山**。
After five hours on the trail, the mountain still looked impossibly far away.
在山路上走了五个小时后,那座**山**看起来还是远得不可思议。
We rented a cabin in the mountains to get away from the city for the weekend.
为了周末躲开城市,我们在**山里**租了一间小木屋。
I have a mountain of laundry to do before Monday.
我星期一之前有一大**堆山一样的**衣服要洗。