mountainBrE /ˈmaʊntən/ NAmE /ˈmaʊntn/► SEE ALLif the mountain will not come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountainmake a mountain out of a molehill ●if the ˌmountain will not come to Muˈhammad, Muˌhammad must go to the ˈmountain ( Mohammed) (saying) if a person cannot or refuses to come and see you, you must go and see them事不将就人，人就得将就事；山不转路转，路不转人转；人要懂得妥协◆He’s refused to fly to the USA to see the Defence Secretary, so it’s a case of if the mountain won’t come to Muhammad… 他已经拒绝飞往美国会见国防部长。所以，现在的问题是，如果大山不肯来见穆罕默德，那么穆罕默德必须去见大山…ORIGINThis phrase comes from a story about the prophet Muhammad.这个短语源于先知穆罕默德的故事。●make a ˌmountain out of a ˈmolehill (disapproving) make a small or unimportant problem seem much more serious than it really is小题大做；夸大其词◆It’s not such a big problem! You’re making a mountain out of a molehill! 问题没有那么严重！你在小题大做！