| 单词 | mount |
| 释义 | mount —mount /maʊnt/ noun [C] (FOR A PICTURE, ETC.) ► F0 something, such as a piece of card, that you put something on to show it: » I'm looking for a piece of card I can use as a mount for this picture.Thesaurus+: ↑Photographynoun [C] FORMAL (HORSE) ► F0 a horse: » an excellent mount for a childThesaurus+: ↑Horses and similar animalsverb (GUARD) ↑Verb Endings for mount F0 [T] to place someone on guard: » Sentries are mounted outside the palace at all times.Thesaurus+: ↑Defending and protecting , ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Preserving and savingmount guard (on/over sb)F0 to guard someone: » Armed security officers are employed to mount guard over the president.Thesaurus+: ↑Defending and protecting , ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Preserving and savingverb [I or T] (GET ON) ↑Verb Endings for mount ► C2 to get on a horse, bicycle, etc.. in order to ride: » She mounted her horse and rode off.Thesaurus+: ↑Horse riding , ↑Horse racingThesaurus+: ↑Boarding and alighting from modes of transportverb [I] (INCREASE) ↑Verb Endings for mount ► C2 to gradually increase, rise, or get bigger: » The children's excitement is mounting as Christmas gets nearer.Thesaurus+: ↑Increasing and intensifying• • • Extra Examples:» Tension was mounting as the minutes went by.» They worked harder and harder as the debts mounted.» As the excitement mounted, the children became noisier.» Amidst mounting tension, tribal leaders have agreed to meet.» Anxiety for the missing climbers is mounting.verb [T] (FIX) ↑Verb Endings for mount ► C2 to fix something on a wall, in a frame, etc., so that it can be looked at or used: » The children's work has been mounted on cards and put up on the walls of the classroom.» The CCTV camera is mounted above the main door.Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tyingverb [T] (GO UP) ↑Verb Endings for mount ► F0 to go up or onto: » He mounted the platform and began to speak to the assembled crowd.» FORMAL Queen Elizabeth II mounted the throne (= became queen) in 1952.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving upwardsverb [T] (ORGANIZE) ↑Verb Endings for mount ► C2 to organize and begin an activity or event: » to mount an attack/campaign/challenge/protest» to mount an exhibition/displayThesaurus+: ↑Managing and organizing |
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