mound學測 L6KK [ˈmaʊnd] ｜ /ˈmaʊnd/
土丘；小丘·人造土堆；塚·投手丘·一堆；堆積物·堆起；堆高
多義字，從地形到棒球都能用
The children built a mound of sand and jumped from the top.
孩子們堆了一座沙丘，然後從頂端跳下來。
一個畫面：堆高成丘
自然凸起地面自然形成的小丘
人力堆築人力堆土築成的高地或土塚
堆疊隆起把東西一層層堆成丘狀
義項
草丘遠眺B2noun土丘；小丘
We climbed to the top of the mound to see the whole valley.
我們爬上這座小土丘的頂端，看見整片山谷。
a grassy moundclimb a mound
古塚土堆B2noun人造土堆；塚
Workers found old bones inside a mound near the river.
工人在河邊的一座土塚裡發現了古老的骨頭。
an ancient mounda burial mound
投手站丘B2noun投手丘
The pitcher stood on the mound and took a deep breath before the pitch.
投手站上投手丘，投球前先深吸一口氣。
stand on the moundwalk to the mound
雜物堆積B2noun一堆；堆積物
Her desk was covered with a mound of unfinished homework.
她的書桌上堆滿了一堆做不完的作業。
a mound of clothesa mound of paperwork
堆土築丘B2verb堆起；堆高
The farmer mounded soil around each young plant.
農夫把土堆高，圍在每一株幼苗旁邊。
mound soilmound up dirt
片語
mound of dirt泥土成堆 →一堆泥土
burial mound墳塚土堆 →用來埋葬的土塚
pitcher's mound投手站丘 →棒球場投手站的地方
mound up堆高隆起 →把東西堆得高高的
你會不會這樣說？
The pitcher stood on the ___ before throwing the ball. (mound / mount)
看答案
mound
mound 是名詞土丘，mount 是動詞爬上，兩字拼法相近易混淆。
'She mounded the soil around the young plant.' 這裡的 mounded 最接近哪個意思？(A) 堆高 (B) 挖走 (C) 澆水
看答案
(A)
mound 當動詞指把東西堆高成隆起狀，此處指堆土保護幼苗根部。