[C]anareaoflandthatishigherthanthelandaroundit, butnotashighasamountain山丘；小山◆aregionofgentlyrollinghills缓缓起伏的丘陵地区◆ahillfarm/town/fort小山上的农场/城镇/城堡◆Thehouseisbuiltonthesideofahilloverlookingtheriver. 房子建在可俯视河流的小山坡上。◆Ilovewalkinginthehills(= intheareawheretherearehills). 我喜欢在山中散步。➡ see alsoanthill, foothill, molehill🔑[C]aslopeonaroad（道路的）斜坡◆Alwaystakecarewhendrivingdownsteephills. 下陡坡时一定要小心驾驶。◆ahillstart(= theactofstartingavehicleonaslope)汽车爬坡起步➡ see alsodownhillnoun, uphillthe Hill[sing.](NAmE, informal) = Capitol Hill●aˌhillofˈbeans(old-fashioned, NAmE, informal) somethingthatisnotworthmuch没有多大价值的东西●ˌovertheˈhill(informal) (ofaperson人) oldandthereforenolongerusefulorattractive老而不中用的；人老珠黄的●asoldastheˈhillsveryold; ancient古老的；悠久的Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots
