1ADV [ADVERB after verb, beADVERB]靠山顶;上坡 If something or someone is uphill or is moving uphill, they are near the top of a hill or are going up a slope. 靠山顶;上坡 [Also + from]
He had been running uphill a long way.
他已经跑了一段很长的上坡路。
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。
...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
Uphill is also an adjective.
...a long, uphill journey.
长长的一段上坡路
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。
2ADJ [ADJ n]荆棘满途的;艰苦卓绝的;崎岖曲折的 If you refer to something as an uphill struggle or an uphill battle, you mean that it requires a great deal of effort and determination, but it should be possible to achieve it. 荆棘满途的;艰苦卓绝的;崎岖曲折的
It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had wanted.
她历尽坎坷才达到目的。
It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.