(1) ①hill指“小山,丘陵”。
- They were walking in a scenic valley between the hills .
他们行进在两边都是丘陵的风景优美的山谷中。
②hill还有“斜坡,土堆”之意,如:ant-hills(蚁丘), mole-hill等。
(2) mount用于文学作品或专有名词中,意为“山,峰,丘”,用于专有名词前缩写为Mt.。
- Mt. Etna
埃特纳山 - Mt. Tai
泰山
(3) mountain指“高山,大山”,mountain range意为“山脉”。mountain也可用于比喻,意为“巨大之物”。
- a mountain of debts
债台高筑 - a mountain of difficulties
困难重重 - The waves were mountain high (very high).
大浪如排山倒海一般。