mountainous的意思

mountainous

英式音标['maʊntənəs]
美式英标['maʊntɪnəs]

基本解释

adj. 多山的；巨大的；山一般的

中文词源

mountainous 多山的

来自mountain,高山，山地，-ous,形容词后缀。即多山的。

英文词源

mountainous (adj.): late 14c., from Old French montagneux, from Vulgar Latin *montaneosus "mountainous," from *montanea (see mountain).

实用例句

1. The plan is designed to reduce some of the company's mountainous debt.: 该计划旨在减少公司堆积如山的债务。

2. Varese Ligure is a small town in mountainous country east of Genoa.: 瓦雷泽古雷是位于热那亚以东山区的一座小城。

3. In the lighted doorway stood the mountainous figure of a woman.: 一个身材高大的女人站在灯光明亮的门口。

4. Nowadays tractors are used even in remote mountainous regions.: 现在连偏僻的山区也用上了拖拉机.

5. A mountainous country is one in which there are many mountains.: 山国是多山的国家.

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