| 释义 |
hill/hil/ n. & v.●n. 1a a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain 小山；丘陵 b (as 作 the hills) Anglo-Ind. [印英] = HILL STATION 2 (often in comb. 常用于复合词) a heap; a mound 小堆；土堆 anthill 蚁冢; dunghill 粪堆 3 a sloping piece of road (道路的)斜坡 ●v. tr. 1 form into a hill 形成小山 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 up) bank up (plants) with soil 给(植物)培土 □ old as the hills very ancient 古老的 □ over the hill colloq. [口] 1 past the prime of life; declining 衰退中，走下坡路的 2 past the crisis 度过危机的 □ up hill and down dale see 见 UP[Old English hyll] |