Mountainous
['maʊntɪnəs] or ['maʊntənəs]
解释:
(adj.) containing many mountains .
(adj.) like a mountain in size and impressiveness; 'mountainous waves'; 'a mountainous dark man' .
戴维录入--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss.
(a.) Inhabiting mountains.
(a.) Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a mountainous heap.
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例句:
- In mountainous regions, the topography of the land prevents the elimination of all steep grades, but nevertheless the attempt is always made to follow the easiest grades. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- They are very mountainous. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- He jumped up, and the leaden eyes which twinkled behind his mountainous cheeks leered horribly upon the food as he unpacked it from the basket. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- The most conspicuous effect of the expansive power of freezing water is seen in rocky or mountainous regions (Fig. 21). 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- The country is mountainous all the way to Atlanta, abounding in mountain streams, some of them of considerable volume. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
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