mount

mount1
verb
[with obj.]
  1. climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface)
    登（楼梯、山或其他上升面）
    he mounted the stairs.
    他登上了楼梯。
    ■climb or move up on to (a raised surface)
    登上
    the master of ceremonies mounted the platform.
    司仪上了台。
    ■get up on (an animal or bicycle) in order to ride it
    骑上（动物，自行车）
    ■(常作 be mounted)set (someone) on horseback; provide with a horse
    使（人）骑上马；给（人）配备马匹
    she was mounted on a white horse.
    她被扶着骑上了白马。
    ■(of a male mammal or bird) get on (a female) for the purpose of copulation
    （雄性哺乳动物，雄鸟）趴到（雌性）身上交配
    ■[no obj.](of the blood or its colour) rise into the cheeks
    （血，红晕）涌上脸颊
    feeling the blush mount in her cheeks, she looked down quickly.
    她感到脸红了起来，就急忙低下头。
  2. organize and initiate (a campaign or other significant course of action)
    发动（战役或其他重大行动）；开展（工作等）
    the company had successfully mounted takeover bids.
    公司已成功地发动并购出价活动。
    ■establish; set up
    设立，设置
    security forces mounted check points at every key road.
    安全部队在每个重要路段都设了检查站。
    ■produce (a play, exhibition, or other artistic event) ; present for public view or display
    上演（戏剧）；举办（展览等艺术活动）
  3. [no obj.]grow larger or more numerous
    增加，增长
    the costs mount up when you buy a home.
    你买房的时候成本上升。
    ■(of a feeling) become stronger or more intense
    （情绪）加剧
    his anxiety mounted as messages were left unanswered.
    因为一直没回音，他越发着急起来。
  4. [with obj. and adverbial of place]place or fix (an object) on an elevated support
    安装…于高处
    fluorescent lights are mounted on the ceiling.
    天花板上装了荧光灯。
    ■fix (an object) in position
    把…固定（或安装）到位
    the engine is mounted behind the rear seats.
    发动机被安装在后座的后方。
    ■[with obj.]place (a gun) on a fixed mounting
    架（炮）于炮座
    ■[with obj.]set in or attach to a backing or setting
    镶嵌；裱贴
    the photographs will be mounted and framed.
    这些照片要裱贴并装框。
    ■[with obj.]fix (an object for viewing) on a microscope slide
    把（观察对象）固定于显微镜的载玻片
    ■[with obj.](Computing)make (a disk or disk drive) available for use
    (计算机)安装（磁盘，磁盘驱动器）
noun
  1. a backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display
    （相片）框；（艺术品）装帧，衬托纸；（镶宝石）底板，托板
    ■a glass microscope slide for securing a specimen to be viewed
    （显微镜观察的）封片
    ■a stamp hinge
    （贴邮票用的）透明胶纸
  2. a support for a gun, camera, or similar piece of equipment
    （炮、摄影机等）底座，座架
  3. a horse being ridden or that is available for riding
    供乘骑的马
    he hung on to his mount's bridle.
    他抓住马缰。
    ■an opportunity to ride a horse, especially as a jockey
    （尤指赛马骑师）骑马机会
    the jockey's injuries forced him to give up the coveted mount on Cool Ground.
    骑师的伤势迫使他放弃他渴盼参加的柯尔•格朗德赛事。
常用词组
mount guard
  1. keep watch, especially for protection or to prevent escape
    （尤指为保护或防止逃跑）守卫；看守
派生
mountable
adjective
mounter
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont- 'mountain'
mount2
noun
  1. a mountain or hill (archaic except in place names)
    ［除用于地名外均为古义］山；丘
    Mount Etna.
    埃特纳火山。
    ■any of several fleshy prominences on the palm of the hand regarded in palmistry as signifying the degree of influence of a particular planet
    掌丘（手相术中认为代表某一命运星辰对人影响程度的掌上凸起部分）
    mount of Mars.
    火星掌丘。
语源
  1. Old English munt, from Latin mons, mont- 'mountain', reinforced in Middle English by Old French mont
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