hill

Word family adjectivehilledhillockyhillynounhillinesshillockhillbillyhillfolkhillsidehill stationhilltophillwalkerhillwalkinghill

Related topics: Nature, Roads

hill /hɪl/ S2 W2 noun [countableC]

1 DNan area of land that is higher than the land around it, like a mountain but smaller 小山，小丘，山冈 → uphill, downhill

Their house is on a hill overlooking the sea.

他们的房子建在可以俯视大海的小山上。

A cart was making its way up the hill.

一辆马车正在爬上山丘。

→4 See picture on 见图 Page A4 Country 乡间

2 DNTTRa slope on a road 〔路上的〕斜坡

There’s a steep hill ahead.

前面有个陡坡。

→ downhill1, uphill1

3. the Hill American EnglishAmE Capitol Hill 国会山

Examples from the Corpus

the Hill• In the morning it looks like a smoky haze is hanging over the hills.• Once you start walking regularly you can vary your walks by going to the park, the beach or the hills.• We were known as the Hill people.• He walked to the office, hearing a series of shuddering booms from the hill.• The track then goes up through the forest to the crest of the hill.• They stopped at the top of the hill and sat down.• We wanted to go inside the church on the hill but he told us it had to be kept locked because of vandals.• And there was no one on the hill.

4 over the hill OLD/NOT NEWno longer young, and therefore no longer attractive or good at doing things 不再年轻；人老珠黄

Kathleen thinks she’s over the hill, but she’s only 32.

凯瑟琳觉得自己已经老了，可是她才32岁。

Examples from the Corpus

over the hill• At 32, many considered Ali to be over the hill as a professional boxer.• At 32, many considered Ali to be over the hill.• In the morning it looks like a smoky haze is hanging over the hills.• Mývatn is over the hill, past more vile-smelling industrial delights.• He said vandals had cut through another part of the fence just over the hill.• Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.• So Flora put on her green wellies and Jane her black ones, and they marched out over the hills.• When wandering over the hills we met a shepherd, exchanged courtesies, and offered him a glass.

5. it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans American EnglishAmE spokenUNIMPORTANT it is not important 这无关紧要

COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

steep 陡峭的

She pushed her bicycle up the steep hill.

她推着自行车登上陡峭的山坡。

rolling/gentle hills (=hills with slopes that are not steep) 绵延起伏/平缓的山丘

He loved the green rolling hills of Dorset.

他喜欢多塞特青翠起伏的山峦。

a long hill 长长的山路

The bus started going up the long hill into town.

公共汽车开始爬上长长的山路进城。

verbs

climb a hill (=walk or drive up a hill) 爬山

She climbed the hill out of the village.

她爬上了村外的那座山。

go down a hill 下山

It's best to use a low gear when you are going down steep hills.

下陡坡时最好用低速挡。

phrases

the top of a hill 山顶

The view from the top of the hill was beautiful.

山顶景色旖旎。

the brow/crest of a hill (=the top part of a hill) 山顶

A tank appeared over the brow of the hill.

山顶出现了一辆坦克。

the bottom/foot of a hill 山脚

nThe house was at the bottom of a hill.

hill + NOUN

a hill town 山城

the hill towns of Tuscany

托斯卡纳的山城

hill country (=a rural area where there are a lot of hills) 丘陵地区

nthe rough hill country on the Welsh border

Examples from the Corpus

hill• At Kaliro the hunters would build a small fire on a hill to show they were safe.• For a while it looks like the red earth, green vegetation and gentle hills of Sedona.• One should expect things like phosphorescent hills and midnight gunplay.• He ran down the hill, towards the small winding road.• The noise rumbled back uncertainly from the hills beyond the town.• The hotel is up on the hill, overlooking the town.• Roosters answered one another throughout the hills of upper Queenstown.

steep hill• He was rolling away from her, rolling for ever down a steep hill.• Set into a steep hill green with trees, they look out upon the sea.• It stretches up a steep hill and overlooks the rivers Tay and Earn.• Replacing the bowls, they pedalled on down the steep hill and up the next.• Coal for the mill's steam engine was carried up the steep hill on donkeys.• After lunch, he and Barnabas walked up the steep hill to Fernbank.• Wearing a pair of tennis shoes, he walked up the steep hill with the energy of a young mountain climber.• But that's through high trees and up steep hills.

Origin hill

Old English hyll

单词	hill
释义	hill Word family adjectivehilledhillockyhillynounhillinesshillockhillbillyhillfolkhillsidehill stationhilltophillwalkerhillwalkinghill Related topics: Nature, Roads hill /hɪl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC] 1 DNan area of land that is higher than the land around it, like a mountain but smaller 小山，小丘，山冈 → uphill, downhill Their house is on a hill overlooking the sea. 他们的房子建在可以俯视大海的小山上。 A cart was making its way up the hill. 一辆马车正在爬上山丘。 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A4 Country 乡间 2 DNTTRa slope on a road 〔路上的〕斜坡 There’s a steep hill ahead. 前面有个陡坡。 → downhill1, uphill1 3. the Hill American EnglishAmE Capitol Hill 国会山 Examples from the Corpus the Hill• In the morning it looks like a smoky haze is hanging over the hills.• Once you start walking regularly you can vary your walks by going to the park, the beach or the hills.• We were known as the Hill people.• He walked to the office, hearing a series of shuddering booms from the hill.• The track then goes up through the forest to the crest of the hill.• They stopped at the top of the hill and sat down.• We wanted to go inside the church on the hill but he told us it had to be kept locked because of vandals.• And there was no one on the hill. 4 over the hill OLD/NOT NEWno longer young, and therefore no longer attractive or good at doing things 不再年轻；人老珠黄 Kathleen thinks she’s over the hill, but she’s only 32. 凯瑟琳觉得自己已经老了，可是她才32岁。 Examples from the Corpus over the hill• At 32, many considered Ali to be over the hill as a professional boxer.• At 32, many considered Ali to be over the hill.• In the morning it looks like a smoky haze is hanging over the hills.• Mývatn is over the hill, past more vile-smelling industrial delights.• He said vandals had cut through another part of the fence just over the hill.• Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.• So Flora put on her green wellies and Jane her black ones, and they marched out over the hills.• When wandering over the hills we met a shepherd, exchanged courtesies, and offered him a glass. 5. it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans American EnglishAmE spokenUNIMPORTANT it is not important 这无关紧要 COLLOCATIONS adjectives steep 陡峭的 She pushed her bicycle up the steep hill. 她推着自行车登上陡峭的山坡。 rolling/gentle hills (=hills with slopes that are not steep) 绵延起伏/平缓的山丘 He loved the green rolling hills of Dorset. 他喜欢多塞特青翠起伏的山峦。 a long hill 长长的山路 The bus started going up the long hill into town. 公共汽车开始爬上长长的山路进城。 verbs climb a hill (=walk or drive up a hill) 爬山 She climbed the hill out of the village. 她爬上了村外的那座山。 go down a hill 下山 It's best to use a low gear when you are going down steep hills. 下陡坡时最好用低速挡。 phrases the top of a hill 山顶 The view from the top of the hill was beautiful. 山顶景色旖旎。 the brow/crest of a hill (=the top part of a hill) 山顶 A tank appeared over the brow of the hill. 山顶出现了一辆坦克。 the bottom/foot of a hill 山脚 nThe house was at the bottom of a hill. hill + NOUN a hill town 山城 the hill towns of Tuscany 托斯卡纳的山城 hill country (=a rural area where there are a lot of hills) 丘陵地区 nthe rough hill country on the Welsh border Examples from the Corpus hill• At Kaliro the hunters would build a small fire on a hill to show they were safe.• For a while it looks like the red earth, green vegetation and gentle hills of Sedona.• One should expect things like phosphorescent hills and midnight gunplay.• He ran down the hill, towards the small winding road.• The noise rumbled back uncertainly from the hills beyond the town.• The hotel is up on the hill, overlooking the town.• Roosters answered one another throughout the hills of upper Queenstown. steep hill• He was rolling away from her, rolling for ever down a steep hill.• Set into a steep hill green with trees, they look out upon the sea.• It stretches up a steep hill and overlooks the rivers Tay and Earn.• Replacing the bowls, they pedalled on down the steep hill and up the next.• Coal for the mill's steam engine was carried up the steep hill on donkeys.• After lunch, he and Barnabas walked up the steep hill to Fernbank.• Wearing a pair of tennis shoes, he walked up the steep hill with the energy of a young mountain climber.• But that's through high trees and up steep hills. Origin hill Old English hyll
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