uphill

英 [ˌʌpˈhɪl]

美 [ˌʌpˈhɪl]

adj.  上坡的; 漫长而艰难的，费力的(战斗、斗争、任务等)
adv.  向山上; 朝上坡方向
n.  登高; 上坡

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.14395 / COCA.11926

牛津词典

adj.

• 上坡的
  sloping upwards
  1. an uphill climb/slope
     向上的攀爬；上坡
  2. The last part of the race is all uphill.
     赛跑的最后一段全是上坡路。
• 漫长而艰难的，费力的（战斗、斗争、任务等）
  an argument or a struggle that is difficult to win and takes a lot of effort over a long period of time

adv.

• 向山上；朝上坡方向
  towards the top of a hill or slope
  1. We cycled uphill for over an hour.
     我们骑自行车爬了一个多小时的坡。
  2. The path slopes steeply uphill.
     小径直上陡峭的山坡。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 靠山顶；上坡
  If something or someone isuphillor is movinguphill, they are near the top of a hill or are going up a slope.
  1. He had been running uphill a long way...
     他已经跑了一段很长的上坡路。
  2. The man was no more than ten yards away and slightly uphill.
     那名男子就在10码之内，稍近山顶。
  3. ...trees that ran in a ragged line uphill from the ledge.
     由巉岩往上直到近山顶处参差生长的一排树木
  4. Uphillis also an adjective.
     
  5. ...a long, uphill journey...
     长长的一段上坡路
  6. The walk from the village to Greystones was uphill all the way.
     从村子到格雷斯通斯走的一直都是上坡路。
• ADJ 荆棘满途的；艰苦卓绝的；崎岖曲折的
  If you refer to something as anuphillstruggle or anuphillbattle, you mean that it requires a great deal of effort and determination, but it should be possible to achieve it.
  1. It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had wanted...
     她历尽坎坷才达到目的。
  2. It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
     虽然这是一场艰苦的斗争，但我相信我们会取得胜利。

英英释义

noun

• the upward slope of a hill

adj

• sloping upward
  Synonym:acclivitousrising

adv

• upward on a hill or incline
  1. this street lay uphill
• against difficulties
  1. she was talking uphill

双语例句

• The man was no more than ten yards away and slightly uphill.
  那名男子就在10码之内，稍近山顶。
• We cycled downhill then walked uphill.
  我们骑车下了山，然后步行走上去。
• It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had wanted
  她历尽坎坷才达到目的。
• Help me push the car uphill.
  帮我把车推上坡。
• Dragging the load uphill was tough work for the horse.
  拖货物上坡对马来说是很困难的工作。
• That was all the pancake specifications I could get that night. I didn't wonder that Jackson bird found it uphill work.
  那天晚上，我所能打听到的有关薄饼的细节只有这么些。难怪杰克逊·伯德觉得棘手。
• But P.knows he may have an uphill battle to fight as long as energy prices remain low.
  但是P。知道一旦能源价格保持低迷的话他可能得进行长期的艰苦战斗了。
• Chinese reformers have had an uphill battle in overcoming these deeply rooted cultural fears.
  为了战胜这些根深蒂固的文化恐惧，中国的改革派付出了艰辛的努力。
• He had been running uphill a long way
  他已经跑了一段很长的上坡路。
• You cannot climb uphill by thinking downhill thoughts.
  你不可能想着下山的事情爬上山。