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mount

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mount
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he / she / it mounts
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past simple mounted
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past participle mounted
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-ing form mounting
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    organize组织

  1.  
     [transitive] mount something to organize and begin something准备；安排；组织开展 synonym arrange
    • Residents mounted a campaign to fight the plans.居民发起了一场与计划抗争的运动。
    • MPs will mount a fresh challenge to this new policy.国会议员将对该新政策提出新的挑战。
    • an attack mounted by terrorists恐怖分子发动的袭击
    • The report mounts a withering attack on the food industry.该报告对食品工业发起了沉重的打击。
    • An attack mounted by the terrorists killed six civilians.恐怖分子发动的袭击杀死了六名平民。
    • The National Gallery mounted a major exhibition of her work.国家美术馆为她举办了作品大展。
    • to mount a defence/an operation/an assault/an offensive进行防御/行动/进攻/进攻
    Extra Examples
    • The party successfully mounted a campaign to change the law.该党成功地发起了修改法律的运动。
    • The company successfully mounted a takeover bid in 1996.这家公司 1996 年成功实施了一次竞价收购。
    • Raids were mounted to rescue the hostages.突袭行动营救了人质。
    • Police are mounting extra patrols around the city.警方正在全市各地巡逻。
    • Demonstrators mounted a noisy protest.示威者发起了一场喧闹的抗议活动。
    • He gathered funds to mount an expedition to the Amazon.他筹集资金前往亚马逊探险。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • successfully
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    2.

    increase增加

  2.  
     [intransitive] to increase gradually逐步增加
    • Pressure is mounting on the government to change the law.迫使政府修改法律的压力不断增加。🔊🔊
    • The death toll continues to mount.死亡人数持续增加。🔊🔊
    • Speculation is mounting about a second economic crisis.关于第二次经济危机的猜测越来越多。
    Extra Examples
    • Election fever is mounting hourly.选举热情每刻都在高涨。
    • Excitement was mounting as the day drew near.随着一天的临近，兴奋越来越强烈。
    • Evidence is mounting that a short nap can improve productivity.越来越多的证据表明，小睡可以提高生产率。
    • Tensions mounted last night following violent scenes outside the court.昨晚在球场外发生暴力场面后，紧张局势加剧。
    see also mountingTopics Change, cause and effectb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • quickly
    • rapidly
    • steadily
    • …
    verb + mount
    • begin to
    • continue to
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    3.

    bicycle/horse自行车；马

  3.  
     [transitive, intransitive] mount (something) (rather formal) to get on a bicycle, horse, etc. in order to ride it骑上；乘上；跨上
    • He mounted his horse and rode away.他骑上马走了。🔊🔊
    • He mounted and galloped off.他骑上马飞奔而去。
    opposite dismount see also mounted

    4. go up something攀登

  4. [transitive] mount something (formal) to go up something, or up on to something that is raised登上；爬上；攀登 synonym ascend
    • She slowly mounted the steps.她慢慢地爬上台阶。🔊🔊
    • He mounted the platform and addressed the crowd.他登上讲台对人群发表演说。🔊🔊
    5.

    camera/picture/jewel, etc.

  5. [transitive] mount something (on/onto/in something) to fix something into position on something, so that you can use it, look at it or study it镶嵌；安置
    • Cameras are mounted around the city.摄像机安装在城市各处。
    • The diamond is mounted in gold.这颗钻石镶在金饰物上。🔊🔊
    • The specimens were mounted on slides.标本安放在载片上。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The prints were beautifully mounted.这些版画装裱得很漂亮。
    • The switch is mounted directly on the wall.开关直接安装在墙上。
    • Guns were mounted on the roof.枪被安装在屋顶上。
    6.

    of male animal雄性动物

  6. [transitive] mount something to get onto the back of a female animal in order to have sex爬上（雌性动物的背）交配
    7. Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.
Idioms
mount/stand/keep guard (over somebody/something)
  1. to watch or protect somebody/something守卫；看守；保卫
    • Four soldiers stood guard over the coffin.有四名士兵守护灵柩。🔊🔊
    • One of the men kept guard, while the other broke into the house.一人放哨，另一人则闯进了房子里。

mount

noun
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    mountain山

  1. Mount
    (abbreviation Mt)
     (used in modern English only in place names在现代英语里仅用于地名) a mountain or a hill山；山峰
    • Mt Kilimanjaro乞力马扎罗山
    • St Michael’s Mount圣迈克尔山
    Topics Geographyb2

    2. horse马

  2. (formal or literary) a horse that you ride on坐骑
    • She saddled her mount quickly.她迅速坐下马鞍。
    3.

    for displaying/supporting something用以展示／支持某物

  3. something such as a piece of card or glass that you put something on or attach something to, to display it衬纸板；载片；裱褙
  4. (also mounting)
     something that an object stands on or is attached to for support托架；支撑架
    • an engine/gun mount发动机架；炮架
    5. Word Originnoun sense 1 Old English munt, from Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French mont. noun senses 2 to 4 Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.