1N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 小山;山冈;山丘 A hill is an area of land that is higher than the land that surrounds it. 小山;山冈;山丘
We trudged up the hill to the stadium.
我们费力地爬到山上的体育场。
...Maple Hill.
梅普尔山
...the Black Hills of Dakota.
达科他州的布莱克丘陵
2PHRASE 人老珠黄;在走下坡路;在衰退中;过气 If you say that someone is over the hill, you are saying rudely that they are old and no longer fit, attractive, or capable of doing useful work. 人老珠黄;在走下坡路;在衰退中;过气 [informal, disapproval]
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。
SYN too old, getting on, ancient, past it [informal]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + HILL | HILL + VERB | HILL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, high, long, tall大土堆;高岡;長長的山丘;高高的山丘◇The bus sped down the long hill.公共汽車順着長長的山坡疾駛而下。➤little, low, small小山岡;矮山岡;小山丘◇The town is set on a small hill.小鎮坐落在一座小山丘上。➤sloping山坡地➤steep陡峭的山丘➤gentle, slight平緩的山丘➤rolling hills, undulating hills起伏的/連綿的丘陵地帶◇The landscape is made up of low, rolling hills.此地的地貌為低矮起伏的丘陵。➤rounded圓頂山丘➤dark蒼山➤blue, green, etc.青山、翠嶺等➤bare, barren, forested, grassy, open, rocky, rugged, sandy, wooded光禿禿的/貧瘠的/森林覆蓋的/長滿青草的/空曠的/嶙峋的/崎嶇不平的/多沙的/樹木繁茂的山岡➤snow-covered, snowy白雪覆蓋的小山;白雪皚皚的山嶺➤lush, verdant青葱的/蒼翠的山丘➤distant, far遠處的山嶺◇the distant blue hills遠處的青山➤isolated (especially BrE) 孤零零的小山➤remote遠山➤➤surrounding hills四周環繞的山丘◇Troops forced villagers to flee to the surrounding hills.軍隊的到來迫使村民們逃到周圍的山裏去。➤coastal濱海的山丘➤chalk, limestone, etc.白堊、石灰岩等山丘◇the limestone hills of Kentucky肯塔基州的石灰岩丘陵地帶➤ski (NAmE) 滑雪山VERB + HILL➤ascend (formal) , climb, climb up, go up, scale攀登小山;爬(上)山丘◇They climbed a steep hill and came to the town.他們爬上一座陡峭的小山,來到鎮上。➤crest, top (both especially NAmE) 到達山頂◇They crested a small hill and then the path curved.他們登上一座小山,山頂那邊的小路曲折蜿蜒。➤come down, descend (formal) 下山➤take to the hills (literary) 上山◇We took to the hills in a variety of four-wheel-drive vehicles.我們乘坐各式各樣的四輪驅動車上山。➤roam the hills, walk the hills在山丘中漫步/散步➤cover, dot覆蓋着/點綴着山丘◇Olive groves cover the hills.橄欖樹叢覆蓋着山丘。◇the houses which dotted the hill零星散佈在山上的房子HILL + VERB➤overlook sth, rise小山俯瞰⋯;小山聳起◇a hill overlooking the wide valley below俯瞰下方寬闊谷地的小山◇Wooded hills rise behind the town.小城的後面聳立着樹木葱蘢的山丘。➤surround sth山環繞着⋯HILL + NOUN➤climbing, walking (usually hillwalking)爬山;徒步登山➤climb, race (especially BrE) 爬山;爬山比賽➤walker (usually hillwalker)山路遠足者➤sheep (BrE) 山地綿羊➤farm, farmer, farming (all especially BrE) 小山上的農莊;山區農民;丘陵種植➤station (= a small town in the hills, esp. in India) , town, village (BrE) (尤指印度的)山間小鎮;山鎮;村莊◇In the heat of summer the rich fled to the hill stations.夏季天熱時有錢人都湧向山中的小鎮。➤country多山的國家➤tribe山裏的部落➤fort小山上的堡壘▸➤top (usually hilltop)山頂➤slope山坡➤start (= starting a vehicle on a slope) (BrE) 半坡起步PREPOSITION➤down a/the hill沿着斜坡往下◇A grassy path led down the hill.一條長滿青草的小道通往山下。➤in the hills在山嶺中◇There are several lead mines in the hills above the town.俯瞰小鎮的山嶺裏有好幾座鉛礦。➤on a/the hill在山岡上◇The church is perched on a hill.教堂矗立在一座小山上。➤over a/the hill翻過小山◇Over the hill lies another town.翻過小山就是另一個鎮子。➤up a/the hill沿斜坡向上◇A few yards up the hill, on the left, was a turning.沿着斜坡往上走幾碼遠,左手邊有一個轉彎。➤hill above俯瞰⋯的小山◇the hills above the town俯瞰小鎮的山巒PHRASES➤the bottom of a/the hill, the foot of a/the hill山麓;山腳◇A spring emerges at the bottom of the hill.一股清泉從山腳冒出來。➤the crest of a/the hill, the top of a/the hill山頂
hill ♦︎ mountain ♦︎ moor ♦︎ summit ♦︎ ridge ♦︎ peak ♦︎ mound ♦︎ moorland ♦︎ fell ♦︎ highlands ♦︎ foothillsThese are all words for areas of land that are higher than the land around them.这些词均表示山丘、高地。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达高出周围地面的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆on a hill / a mountain / the moors / the summit / a ridge / a peak / a mound / the fells◆in the hills / mountains / fells / highlands / foothills◆a steep hill / mountain / ridge / mound◆a grassy hill / mound◆open hills / moors / moorland / fells◆to climb a hill / mountain / ridge / peak / fell■hill [countable] an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain; a slope on a road山丘;小山;(道路的)斜坡◆a region of gently rolling hills缓缓起伏的丘陵地区◆a hill farm / town / fort小山上的农场/城镇/城堡◆I love walking in the hills(= in the area where there are hills).我喜欢在山中散步。◆Always take care when driving down steep hills.下陡坡时总是要小心驾驶。OPPvalley ⇨ valley▸hilly
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◆a hilly area / region丘陵地区■mountain [countable] a very high hill, often with rocks near the top高山;山岳◆a chain / range of mountains山脉;山峦◆We stopped to enjoy the mountain scenery.我们停下来欣赏山景。◆mountain roads / streams / villages山路;山中溪流;山村◆a mountain rescue team登山救援队▸mountainous ˈmaʊntənəs
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◆mountainous regions多山的地区■moor mɔː(r), mʊə(r); NAmEmʊr [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (especially BrE) a high open area of land that is not used for farming, especially an area covered with rough grass旷野;高沼;漠泽◆the North York Moors北约克郡的漠泽◆We went for a walk on the moors.我们到旷野去散步。◆moor and rough grassland高沼地及苍莽的草原■summitˈsʌmɪt [countable] the highest point of sth, especially the top of a mountain高峰;顶点;(尤指)山顶◆We reached the summit at noon.我们正午到达了山顶。■ridge [countable] a narrow area of high land along the top of a line of hills; a high pointed area near the top of a mountain山脊;山脉◆walking along the ridge沿着山脊走◆the north-east ridge of Mount Everest珠穆朗玛峰的东北部山脊■peak [countable] the pointed top of a mountain; a mountain with a pointed top山峰;山峦◆a mountain peak山峰◆snow-capped / jagged peaks积雪覆盖/嶙峋怪异的群峰◆The climbers made camp halfway up the peak.登山者在半山腰上扎营。NOTE辨析 Summit or peak?A mountain can have more than one peak; only the highest peak of the mountain is the summit. A whole mountain can be called a peak; only the top is called the summit.高山一般有多个peak,其中最高的叫做summit。整座山可以称作peak,只有山顶称作summit。■mound maʊnd [countable] a large pile of earth or stones; a small hill土墩;小丘;小山冈◆a Bronze age burial mound青铜时代的坟冢◆The castle was built on top of a natural grassy mound.这座城堡建在绿草如茵的原野山冈上。■moorland ˈmɔːlənd, ˈmʊələnd; NAmEˈmʊrlənd [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (especially BrE) land that consists of moors高沼地◆walking across open moorland徒步穿越开阔的高沼地■fell [countable] a hill or area of hills in northern England(英格兰北部的)小山,丘陵地区◆The long green line of the fells rose before me.绵延葱绿的山岭出现在我眼前。■highlandsˈhaɪləndz [plural] an area of land with hills or mountains高地;高原◆Peru's Andean highlands秘鲁的安第斯高地ⓘ The Highlands usually refers to the high mountain region of Scotland. * the Highlands通常指苏格兰高地。OPPlowland ⇨ plainnoun■foothills ˈfʊthɪlz [plural] hills or low mountains at the base of a higher mountain or range of mountains山麓小丘◆the foothills of the Himalayas喜马拉雅山脉的山麓丘陵