hill和mountain的区别

mountain和hill的区别：

mountain的意思是“山”、“山岳”，其复数形式mountains常表示“山脉”，通常指比hill大或陡峭的高山，例如：It’sthehighestmountainintheworld（它是世界上最高的山）。hill的意思是“小山”、“丘岭”，通常指比mountain小的山，例如：Thehousestandsonthetopofthehill（房子位于山顶上）。

mountain柯林斯释义

1、N-COUNT山;山岳;高山

Amountainisaveryhighareaoflandwithsteepsides.

2、QUANT大量;大堆

Ifyoutalkaboutamountainofsomething,ormountainsofsomething,youareemphasizingthatthereisalargeamountofit.

3、PHRASE极大的困难;难办的事情；棘手的难题

Ifyousaythatsomeonehasamountaintoclimb,youmeanthatitwillbedifficultforthemtoachievewhattheywanttoachieve.   

hill柯林斯释义                            

1、N-COUNT; 小山;山冈;山丘

Ahillisanareaoflandthatishigherthanthelandthatsurroundsit.

Wetrudgedupthehilltothestadium.

我们费力地爬到山上的体育场。

2、PHRASE人老珠黄;在走下坡路;在衰退中;过气

Ifyousaythatsomeoneisoverthehill,youaresayingrudelythattheyareoldandnolongerfit,attractive,orcapableofdoingusefulwork.