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{
"term": "mountain",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"image": "data/images/mo/mountains.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a very high hill, often with rocks near the top",
"sensetop": "in the mountains",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the mountains of Andalusia"
},
{
"text": "snow-capped mountains"
},
{
"text": "The steep mountains tower all around."
},
{
"text": "to climb a mountain"
},
{
"text": "We spent a week walking in the mountains.",
"contextForm": "in the mountains"
},
{
"text": "to enjoy the mountain air/scenery"
},
{
"text": "mountain roads/streams/villages"
},
{
"text": "the world's longest **mountain range**"
},
{
"text": "There is a range of mountains to the west."
},
{
"text": "high mountain passes"
},
{
"text": "a **mountain rescue team**"
},
{
"text": "There is still snow on the mountain tops."
},
{
"text": "We crossed the rugged mountain heights."
},
{
"text": "We flew over the mountains of Aspen, Colorado."
},
{
"text": "Between the two towns was 50 miles of mountain country."
},
{
"text": "Many people come to the resort simply to enjoy the fresh mountain air."
},
{
"text": "Mountains loom in the distance."
},
{
"text": "She arranged to meet the others halfway up the mountain."
},
{
"text": "The earth tremor made the mountains shake."
},
{
"text": "The invading army could only penetrate the mountain barrier at one point."
},
{
"text": "The mountains fall to the east to the flat expanse of the plateau."
},
{
"text": "The mountains here rise to well over 2 000 m."
},
{
"text": "The surrounding mountains make the city difficult to evacuate."
},
{
"text": "This type of goat lives high up in the mountains."
},
{
"text": "Towering mountains surrounded the town."
},
{
"text": "We enjoy walking in the mountains."
},
{
"text": "a large window overlooking the mountains"
},
{
"text": "a pass through the mountains"
},
{
"text": "the holy mountain of the Lapp community"
},
{
"text": "We stopped to enjoy the mountain scenery."
}
],
"topics": ["Geography"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "great", "high"],
"… of mountains": ["chain", "range"],
"verb + mountain": ["ascend", "climb", "come up"],
"mountain + verb": ["rise", "soar", "tower"],
"mountain + noun": ["chain", "range", "area"],
"preposition": [
"across the mountain",
"over the mountain",
"through the mountain"
],
"phrases": [
"the flank of a mountain",
"the side of a mountain",
"the slope of a mountain"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a very large amount or number of something; the very large size of something/somebody",
"sensetop": "mountain (of something/somebody)",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a mountain of work"
},
{
"text": "We made mountains of sandwiches."
},
{
"text": "Standing before us was a huge, muscled mountain of a man."
},
{
"text": "The school was facing a mountain of debt."
},
{
"text": "The enquiry generated a mountain of paperwork."
},
{
"text": "They revealed a solution to reduce Europe's butter mountain (= the large amount of butter that had to be stored because it was not needed)."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "massive", "debt"],
"verb + mountain": ["generate", "reduce", "face"],
"phrases": ["a mountain of paper", "a mountain of paperwork"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make an unimportant matter seem important",
"labels": "(disapproving)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make a great effort to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The director moved mountains to remake this classic film."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmaʊntən/",
"audio": "mo/mountain/mountain__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmaʊntn/",
"audio": "mo/mountain/mountain__us_5.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French montaigne, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’."
}