mountain range

mountain range

n. A series of mountain ridges alike in form, direction, and origin.

mountain range

n (Physical Geography) a series of adjoining mountains or of lines of mountains of similar origin

moun′tain range`

n. a series of more or less connected mountains ranged in a line or related in origin. [1825–35]

Thesaurus

Noun

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mountain range - a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"chain of mountains, mountain chain, range of mountains, range, chaingeological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earthmassif - a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain rangemountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow"

Translations

山脉

mountain

(mauntən) noun a high hill. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world; (also adjective) a mountain stream. 山 山ˈmountain birch noun a type of birch tree. 山樺樹 桦树ˈmountain bike noun a bicycle with wide tyres for riding over rough ground. 登山自行車 山地车ˈmountain plateauplateauˈmountain range noun a row of mountains. 山脈 山脉ˈmountain ridge noun a long raised surface along the top of a mountain. 山脈 山峰ˌmountaiˈneer noun a person who climbs mountains, especially with skill, or as his occupation. 登山者(尤指專業的) 登山运动员ˌmountaiˈneering noun mountain-climbing. 登山運動 登山运动ˈmountainous adjective full of mountains. The country is very mountainous. 多山的 多山的ˈmountain-side noun the slope of a mountain. The avalanche swept the climbers down the mountain-side. 山腰 山腰ˈmountain-top noun the summit of a mountain. 山頂 山顶make a mountain out of a molehill to exaggerate the importance of a problem. etc. 小題大做，言過其實 小题大做