| 单词 | mound |
| 释义 | mound mound1 /mownd/, n. 1. a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll. 2. an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam or barrier; an embankment. 3. a heap or raised mass: a mound of papers; a mound of hay. 4. Baseball. the slightly raised ground from which the pitcher delivers the ball. Cf. rubber (def. 13). 5. an elevation formed of earth, sand, stones, etc., esp. over a grave or ruins. 6. a tumulus or other raised work of earth dating from a prehistoric or long-past period. v.t. 7. to form into a mound; heap up. 8. to furnish with a mound of earth, as for a defense. [1505-15; earlier: hedge or fence used as a boundary or protection, (v.) to enclose with a fence; cf. OE mund hand, hence protection, protector; c. ON mund, MD mond protection] mound2 /mownd/, n. a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign. [1250-1300; ME: world < OF monde < L mundus world] |
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