hill

英 [hɪl]

美 [hɪl]

n.  山丘; 小山; (道路的)斜坡

复数：hills　现在分词：hilling　过去式：hilled　第三人称单数：hills　过去分词：hilled　

中考高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1134 / COCA.1800

习惯用语

n.

a hill of beans
• 没有多大价值的东西
  something that is not worth much
over the hill
• 老而不中用的；人老珠黄的
  old and therefore no longer useful or attractive
as old as the hills
• 古老的；悠久的
  very old; ancient

牛津词典

noun

• 山丘；小山
  an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain
  1. a region of gently rolling hills
     丘陵缓缓起伏的地区
  2. a hill farm/town/fort
     小山上的农场 / 城镇 / 城堡
  3. The house is built on the side of a hill overlooking the river.
     房子建在可俯视河流的小山坡上。
  4. I love walking in the hills (= in the area where there are hills) .
     我喜欢在山中散步。
• （道路的）斜坡
  a slope on a road
• （道路的）斜坡
  a slope on a road

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 小山;山冈;山丘
  Ahillis an area of land that is higher than the land that surrounds it.
  1. We trudged up the hill to the stadium.
     我们费力地爬到山上的体育场。
  2. ...Maple Hill.
     梅普尔山
  3. ...the Black Hills of Dakota.
     达科他州的布莱克丘陵
• PHRASE 人老珠黄;在走下坡路;在衰退中;过气
  If you say that someone isover the hill, you are saying rudely that they are old and no longer fit, attractive, or capable of doing useful work.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
  1. they built small mounds to hide behind
  Synonym:mound
• (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
  Synonym:moundpitcher's mound
• a local and well-defined elevation of the land
  1. they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia

verb

• form into a hill

双语例句

• 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。
• Our hill is marvellous for sledging and we always have snow in January.
  在我们的那座小山上滑雪橇最棒了，而且1月我们那里总会下雪。
• The Newton Hotel is halfway up a steep hill.
  丽东酒店位于陡峭的半山腰上。
• The park is on a hill overlooking the town.
  公园在俯瞰城市的小山上。
• The first wave of marchers crested the hill.
  第一批游行示威者登上了山顶。
• When I was a little kid I rolled down a hill and broke my leg
  我小时候从一座山坡上滚了下来，把腿摔断了。
• We were on a hill, right on the edge of town
  我们在恰位于城镇边缘的一座小山上。
• He conferred with Hill and the others in his office
  他与希尔及其他人在办公室里商议了一番。
• The countdown to the Notting Hill Carnival is in its final hours.
  诺丁山狂欢节已经进入了最后几个小时的倒计时。
• He searched Hill's impassive face for some indication that he understood
  他盯着希尔毫无表情的面孔，寻找着表明他已明白的些许迹象。