hill
n
1 natural elevation on the earth's surface, not as high or rugged as a mountain 山冈; 小山
a range of hills 一列山丘
The house is on the side of a hill. 那所房子坐落在山坡上.
2 slope in a road, etc (道路等的)斜坡
push one's bike up a steep hill 推著自行车上陡坡.
3 (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) heap of earth; mound 土堆; 土墩
an `anthill * a `molehill.
4 (idm 习语) a hill of `beans (US infml 口) thing of little value 没有多大价值的东西
It's not worth a hill of beans, ie It is worth very little. 这一钱不值. old as the hills => old. over the `hill (infml 口) (of a person) past one's prime; old (指人)颠峰时期已过, 人老珠黄. up ,hill and down `dale everywhere 到处
We've been chasing up hill and down dale trying to find you. 我们在到处找你呢.
🎯 考研助记
长颈鹿(h)生病(ill)后到 小山上修养
🔁 扩展释义
*[hil]n. 小山, 丘陵, 小土堆vt. 作成土堆, 堆成小丘相关词组: go over the hill over the hill up hill and down dale a hill of beans
sparevt. 节省,俭省;不用,抽出,省掉;宽恕,饶(命),救命,使某人免遭(麻烦等);出让,割爱,分让;
adj. 多余的,剩下的(钱等),空闲的(时间等);预备的,备用的,替换用的;多余的,瘦的,少量的;薄弱的,简陋的,粗陋的;
n. 备用零件,备用轮胎;节省,俭省;〈美〉(头两个球把十柱打得)全倒;预备品,替换品;
vi. 节约;节省;饶恕;宽容;
recovervt. 恢复;重新获得;找回;<正>恢复(适当的状态或位置);
vi. 恢复健康(体力、能力等);
n. 恢复开始时姿势;