mound
mound的意思是“一堆;一团;小丘;土堆”。它可以是一个名词或一个动词。它的词源是中古英语munt,意思是“篱笆,栅栏”,可能与拉丁语mons(“山”)有关。
你可以用以下方法记忆这个词:
mound和mount都有“山”的意思,但前者指的是较小的土丘或人工堆积物,后者指的是较大的自然山峰或骑乘物。
mound和round都有“圆”的意思,但前者指的是圆形的堆积物或隆起物,后者指的是圆形的物体或形状。
mound在不同含义下的例句如下:
The archaeologists discovered an ancient burial mound. 考古学家们发现了一个古代墓葬土堆。
He built a snowman with two large mounds of snow. 他用两大堆雪堆了一个雪人。
She served herself a generous mound of mashed potatoes. 她给自己盛了一大团土豆泥。
The pitcher threw the ball from the mound. 投手从投手台上投出了球。
He mounded some dirt around the plant to protect it. 他在植物周围堆了些泥土来保护它。
They mounded up stones to mark their territory. 他们用石头垒成小丘来标记他们的领地。
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