英语词汇“mount”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

mountmount1 /maʊnt/ ●●○ W3 verb

ETYMOLOGYmount¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French monter to go up, from Latin mons

VERB TABLE

mount

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	mount
	he, she, it	mounts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	mounted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have mounted
	he, she, it	has mounted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had mounted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will mount
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have mounted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am mounting
	he, she, it	is mounting
	you, we, they	are mounting
Past	I, he, she, it	was mounting
	you, we, they	were mounting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been mounting
	he, she, it	has been mounting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been mounting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be mounting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been mounting

COLLOCATIONS► pressure/excitement/tension is mounting

Tension is mounting, as we await the final result.

► mount a campaign/search

The city government is mounting a recycling campaign.

► mount an attack/challenge

Guerrillas have mounted an attack on the capital.

► mounted an exhibition

The museum mounted an exhibition of African art.

1INCREASE [intransitive] if something bad mounts, it increases gradually in size, amount, strength, etc.: The death toll has already mounted to 5,000.pressure/excitement/tension is mounting Tension is mounting, as we await the final result. → see also mounting12ORGANIZE [transitive] to plan, organize, and begin an event or a process: mount a campaign/search The city government is mounting a recycling campaign.mount an attack/challenge Guerrillas have mounted an attack on the capital. The museum mounted an exhibition of African art.3GO UP [transitive] formal to go up something such as a set of stairs: The Olympic medalists mounted the podium.4ATTACH [transitive] to attach one thing firmly to another larger thing that supports it: mount something on something A stuffed deer’s head was mounted on the wall.5PICTURE [transitive] to fasten a picture or photograph to a larger piece of stiff paper: mount something on something Entries to the photography competition should be mounted on white paper.6HORSE/BICYCLE [intransitive, transitive] to get on a horse, bicycle, etc. OPP dismount: She mounted her horse and rode off.7SEX [transitive] if a male animal mounts a female animal, he gets up onto her back to have sex[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French monter to go up, from Latin mons]mount up phrasal verb to increase and become larger in size or number: Costs on the project have been mounting up steadily.