Word · Frequency #12607
Everest
珠穆朗玛峰
the world's highest mountain, in the Himalayas on the border between Tibet and Nepal
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n. a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
珠穆朗玛峰；顶峰
顶峰
In use
Many climbers dream of reaching the top of Everest.
On a clear day, we could see the snowy peak of Everest from the airplane.
Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth, so it attracts experienced climbers.
Everest is [height] high
表示山峰高度时，用“Everest is + 数字 + 单位 + high”。
Everest is 8,848 metres high.
珠穆朗玛峰高8848米。
climb Everest
Everest 是专有名词，前面不加 the；也可说 climb Mount Everest。
They planned to climb Everest without extra oxygen.
他们计划不借助额外氧气攀登珠穆朗玛峰。
the summit of Everest
用 of 结构表示“珠峰的……”，比 Everest's summit 更正式。
The summit of Everest was first reached in 1953.
1953年，人类首次登上珠穆朗玛峰的顶峰。
Common mistakes
I want to climb the Everest.I want to climb Everest.
Everest 是专有名词，通常零冠词，不加 the；山峰名称如 Mount Everest 也不需要定冠词。
Everest Mountain is very tall.Mount Everest is very tall.
英语中山峰名称用 Mount 置于专名前，即 Mount Everest；不能按汉语“珠穆朗玛峰”的词序直译为 Everest Mountain。
Connections
Collocations
- Mount Everest
- 珠穆朗玛峰
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最高的山。
- climb Everest
- 攀登珠穆朗玛峰
- Many skilled climbers dream of climbing Everest.许多技艺高超的登山者梦想攀登珠穆朗玛峰。
- Everest base camp
- 珠穆朗玛峰大本营
- Trekking to Everest base camp is a popular adventure.徒步前往珠穆朗玛峰大本营是一项热门的探险活动。
- summit Everest
- 登顶珠穆朗玛峰
- She became the youngest woman to summit Everest.她成为登顶珠穆朗玛峰的最年轻女性。
- Everest expedition
- 珠穆朗玛峰探险
- The Everest expedition faced severe weather.珠穆朗玛峰探险遇到了恶劣天气。
- Everest region
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Everest 以“ever（永远）”开头——世界最高峰永远是它，珠穆朗玛峰。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、登山、新闻报道 Everest 作为名词通常指珠穆朗玛峰，多用于地理、登山或新闻报道等语境；正式文体中常用全称 Mount Everest，日常或文学表达中也有“最高点、顶峰”的比喻用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only cleverest (/ˈklevərɪst/) genuinely rhymes with Everest (/ˈevərist/), because the stressed vowel and all following sounds match. Interest shares the same -erest spelling but is pronounced /ˈɪntrəst/, not /-vərɪst/. Every looks like the start of Everest but drops the final -est and is pronounced /ˈevri/. Forest and suggest share only the final -est spelling; their vowels and stress differ.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.