[N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 名称名词;名称名词]小山;山冈;山丘 A hill is an area of land that is higher than the land that surrounds it.
We trudged up the hill to the stadium.
我们费力地爬到山上的体育场。
...Maple Hill.
梅普尔山
...the Black Hills of Dakota.
达科他州的布莱克丘陵
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[PHRASE 短语]人老珠黄;在走下坡路;在衰退中;过气 If you say that someone is over the hill, you are saying rudely that they are old and no longer fit, attractive, or capable of doing useful work.
[usu v-link PHR]
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He doesn't take kindly to suggestions that he is over the hill.
他不爱听别人说他风光不再。
Oxford
hill★/hɪl; NAmEhɪl/noun1★[countable ]an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain 山丘;小山◆a region of gently rolling hills缓缓起伏的丘陵地区◆a hill farm/town/fort小山上的农场╱城镇╱城堡◆The house is built on the side of a hilloverlooking the river. 房子建在可俯视河流的小山坡上。◆I love walking in the hills(= in the area where there are hills).我喜欢在山中散步。☞see also
anthill
,
foothill
,
molehill
2★[countable ]a slope on a road (道路的)斜坡◆Always take care when driving down steep hills.下陡坡时一定要小心驾驶。◆a hill start (= the act of starting a vehicle on a slope)汽车爬坡起步☞see also
downhill
,
uphill
3the Hill[singular ]( NAmE) ( informal) =
Capitol Hill
IDIOMSa ˌhill of ˈbeans( old-fashioned) ( NAmEinformal) something that is not worth much 没有多大价值的东西ˌover the ˈhill( informal) (of a person 人)old and therefore no longer useful or attractive 老而不中用的;人老珠黄的☞more at
old
hillhillshilledhillinghill/hɪl; NAmEhɪl/
LDC
hillhill /hɪl/ ●●●S2W2 noun [countable]
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1an area of land that is higher than the land around it, like a mountain but smaller → uphill, downhill: Their house is on a hill overlooking the sea. A cart was making its way up the hill.2a slope on a road: There’s a steep hill ahead. →
downhill1
, uphill1
3 the Hill American EnglishCapitol Hill4over the hill no longer young, and therefore no longer attractive or good at doing things: Kathleen thinks she’s over the hill, but she’s only 32.5it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans American English spoken it is not importantCOLLOCATIONSadjectivessteep· She pushed her bicycle up the steep hill.rolling/gentle hills (=hills with slopes that are not steep)· He loved the green rolling hills of Dorset.a long hill· The bus started going up the long hill into town.verbsclimb a hill (=walk or drive up a hill)· She climbed the hill out of the village.go down a hill· It's best to use a low gear when you are going down steep hills.phrasesthe top of a hill· The view from the top of the hill was beautiful.the brow/crest of a hill (=the top part of a hill)· A tank appeared over the brow of the hill.the bottom/foot of a hill· The house was at the bottom of a hill.hill + NOUNa hill town· the hill towns of Tuscanyhill country (=a rural area where there are a lot of hills)· the rough hill country on the Welsh border
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