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mound

UK //maʊnd//US //maʊnd//

词源

源自中古英语 'mounde',可能来自古法语 'monde'(意为‘世界’或‘山’),或与古英语 'mund'(意为‘手’或‘保护’)有关。

noun

❶ 指由泥土、石块或其他材料堆积而成的小山丘或隆起物,通常为自然形成或人工建造。

“The children built a small mound of sand at the beach.”

(孩子们在沙滩上堆了一个小沙丘。)

“There is an ancient burial mound near the village.”

(村子附近有一座古老的坟冢。)

同义词:hillock, knoll, heap, pile, bank

verb

❶ 将某物堆积或聚集成堆,通常指泥土、雪或其他松散材料。

“She mounded the mashed potatoes on the plate.”

(她把土豆泥堆在盘子上。)

“The workers mounded dirt around the base of the tree.”

(工人们在树的基部堆了一圈土。)

同义词:pile, heap, accumulate, stack, gather

常见短语

mound of — 表示大量或成堆的某物,通常用于描述松散或堆积的物品。

“There was a mound of laundry waiting to be washed.”

(有一大堆待洗的衣物。)