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
artn. 艺术;艺术作品;(需要技术、工艺的)行业;文艺(包括绘画、雕塑、建筑、音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学等);
vi. thou art 即 you are,对一人讲话时用;
adj. 艺术的;(为)艺术家的;艺术品的;具有艺术性的;
vt.& vi. [口语](把…)装饰得古色古香,(把…)装饰得古怪而有艺术趣味,把…装饰得有艺术价值;把…加以艺术乔装,使艺术化[仅用于 art up 短语中];