mound
mound的意思是“一堆;一團(tuán);小丘;土堆”。它可以是一個(gè)名詞或一個(gè)動(dòng)詞。它的詞源是中古英語(yǔ)munt,意思是“籬笆,柵欄”,可能與拉丁語(yǔ)mons(“山”)有關(guān)。
你可以用以下方法記憶這個(gè)詞:
mound和mount都有“山”的意思,但前者指的是較小的土丘或人工堆積物,后者指的是較大的自然山峰或騎乘物。
mound和round都有“圓”的意思,但前者指的是圓形的堆積物或隆起物,后者指的是圓形的物體或形狀。
mound在不同含義下的例句如下:
The archaeologists discovered an ancient burial mound. 考古學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)古代墓葬土堆。
He built a snowman with two large mounds of snow. 他用兩大堆雪堆了一個(gè)雪人。
She served herself a generous mound of mashed potatoes. 她給自己盛了一大團(tuán)土豆泥。
The pitcher threw the ball from the mound. 投手從投手臺(tái)上投出了球。
He mounded some dirt around the plant to protect it. 他在植物周圍堆了些泥土來(lái)保護(hù)它。
They mounded up stones to mark their territory. 他們用石頭壘成小丘來(lái)標(biāo)記他們的領(lǐng)地。
I like to climb up on the mound?
And look at all the things around?
The trees, the flowers, and the sky?
The birds, the clouds, and butterflies?
I feel so happy and so free?
When I am on the mound I see?
The beauty of this world so vast?
And hope that it will always last