mount
verb/maʊnt/
/maʊnt/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they mount | /maʊnt/ /maʊnt/ |
| he / she / it mounts | /maʊnts/ /maʊnts/ |
| past simple mounted | /ˈmaʊntɪd/ /ˈmaʊntɪd/ |
| past participle mounted | /ˈmaʊntɪd/ /ˈmaʊntɪd/ |
| -ing form mounting | /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/ /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] mount something to organize and begin something
准备；安排；组织开展 - Residents mounted a campaign to fight the plans.
居民们发起了一场运动对抗这些计划。 - MPs will mount a fresh challenge to this new policy.
议员们将对这项新政策提出新的质疑。 - an attack mounted by terrorists
恐怖分子发动的袭击 - The report mounts a withering attack on the food industry.
该报告对食品行业发起了严厉的攻击。 - An attack mounted by the terrorists killed six civilians.
恐怖分子发动的袭击造成六名平民死亡。 - The National Gallery mounted a major exhibition of her work.
国家美术馆为她举办了大型作品展。 - to mount a defence/an operation/an assault/an offensive
发起防御/行动/进攻/进攻
Extra Examples- The party successfully mounted a campaign to change the law.
该党成功地发起了修改法律的运动。 - The company successfully mounted a takeover bid in 1996.
这家公司 1996 年成功实施了一次竞价收购。 - Raids were mounted to rescue the hostages.
政府发起突袭营救人质。 - Police are mounting extra patrols around the city.
警方正在城市周围加强巡逻。 - Demonstrators mounted a noisy protest.
示威者发起喧闹抗议。 - He gathered funds to mount an expedition to the Amazon.
他筹集资金去亚马逊探险。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- Residents mounted a campaign to fight the plans.
- [intransitive] to increase gradually
逐步增加 - Pressure is mounting on the government to change the law.
迫使政府修改法律的压力不断增加。 - The death toll continues to mount.
死亡人数持续增加。 - Speculation is mounting about a second economic crisis.
关于第二次经济危机的猜测越来越多。
Extra Examplessee also mountingTopics Change, cause and effectb2- Election fever is mounting hourly.
选举热情每刻都在高涨。 - Excitement was mounting as the day drew near.
随着这一天的临近，人们的兴奋情绪也越来越高。 - Evidence is mounting that a short nap can improve productivity.
越来越多的证据表明，短暂的小睡可以提高工作效率。 - Tensions mounted last night following violent scenes outside the court.
昨晚法庭外发生暴力事件后，紧张局势加剧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quickly
- rapidly
- steadily
- …
- begin to
- continue to
- Pressure is mounting on the government to change the law.
- [transitive, intransitive] mount (something) (rather formal) to get on a bicycle, horse, etc. in order to ride it
骑上；乘上；跨上 - He mounted his horse and rode away.
他骑上马走了。 - He mounted and galloped off.
他骑上马飞奔而去。
- He mounted his horse and rode away.
- [transitive] mount something (formal) to go up something, or up on to something that is raised
登上；爬上；攀登 - She slowly mounted the steps.
她慢慢地爬上台阶。 - He mounted the platform and addressed the crowd.
他登上讲台对人群发表演说。
- She slowly mounted the steps.
- [transitive] mount something (on/onto/in something) to fix something into position on something, so that you can use it, look at it or study it
镶嵌；安置 - Cameras are mounted around the city.
在城市各处安装了摄像头。 - The diamond is mounted in gold.
这颗钻石镶在金饰物上。 - The specimens were mounted on slides.
标本安放在载片上。
Extra Examples- The prints were beautifully mounted.
这些版画装裱得很漂亮。 - The switch is mounted directly on the wall.
开关直接安装在墙上。 - Guns were mounted on the roof.
屋顶上装有枪支。
- Cameras are mounted around the city.
- [transitive] mount something to get onto the back of a female animal in order to have sex
爬上（雌性动物的背）交配
organize
increase
bicycle/horse
go up something
camera/picture/jewel, etc.
of male animal
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.
Idioms
mount/stand/keep guard (over somebody/something)
- to watch or protect somebody/something
守卫；看守；保卫 - Four soldiers mounted guard over the coffin
四名士兵守卫在棺材旁 - One of the men kept guard, while the other broke into the house.
一人放哨，另一人则闯进了房子里。
- Four soldiers mounted guard over the coffin