mount

山

山のこと。特に山の名前の一部として使う。

やさしい英語で： A mountain, especially when used as part of its name.

• We could see Mount Fuji from the train.
• They climbed Mount Everest last spring.
• Snow covered the top of Mount Kenya.

類義語： mountain

よく使う表現： mount everest, mount fuji

乗用馬、乗用動物

人が乗る動物。普通は馬を指す。

やさしい英語で： An animal, usually a horse, that someone rides.

• The rider chose a strong mount.
• Her mount waited beside the gate.
• The soldiers rested their mounts after the long journey.

類義語： riding horse

よく使う表現： a trusty mount, choose a mount, mount for someone

丘

手相で性格や未来を表すとされる、手のひらの盛り上がり。

やさしい英語で： A raised area of the palm that some people believe shows character or predicts the future.

• The mount of Venus lies below the thumb.
• She examined each mount on his palm.
• Palm readers give different meanings to these mounts.

使い方： mount of something (The reader examined the mount of Venus on her palm.)

類義語： mons

よく使う表現： mount of venus, mount of jupiter

取り付ける、固定する

物を動かないように面や支えに取り付ける。

やさしい英語で： To fix something onto a surface or support so it stays in place.

• Mount the camera on a stand.
• He mounted the television above the fireplace.
• The photographs were mounted in simple wooden frames.

使い方： mount something on something (We mounted the screen on the wall.); mount something in something (She mounted the photograph in a wooden frame.)

類義語： attach, fix

よく使う表現： mount a camera, mount on something, mount a photograph

増える、高まる

数や量が増える、または勢いが強まる。

やさしい英語で： To become greater in number, amount, or strength.

• The pressure is mounting.
• Our debts mounted up during the winter.
• As evidence mounted, the police began to suspect him.

使い方： mount up (Unpaid bills began to mount up.)

類義語： increase, grow, rise

反対語： decrease, fall

よく使う表現： mount up, mount steadily, mount rapidly

乗る、登る

動物や乗り物に乗る、または階段や高い場所へ登る。

やさしい英語で： To get onto an animal or vehicle, or go up steps or a raised place.

• He mounted his horse.
• She mounted the steps slowly.
• The riders mounted their bicycles and left.

類義語： get on, climb

反対語： dismount

よく使う表現： mount a horse, mount a bicycle, mount the steps, mount the pony

上演する

劇などの公演を準備し、観客に見せる。

やさしい英語で： To organize and present a play or other performance for an audience.

• The school will mount a play next month.
• They mounted a new production of the opera.
• Can this small theatre afford to mount a musical?

類義語： stage, put on

よく使う表現： mount a production, mount a play, mount an opera