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hill

UK /hɪl/US /hɪl/

词源

源自古英语'hyll',与古挪威语'hóll'(山丘)同源,原始日耳曼语词根*hulni-。

noun

❶ 指比周围地势高的自然隆起地形,通常比山(mountain)矮小,坡度较缓,常见于乡村或城市公园。

“The children rolled down the grassy hill.”

(孩子们从长满草的小山坡上滚下来。)

“Our house stands on top of a small hill.”

(我们的房子坐落在一座小山顶上。)

❶ 用于构成地名,表示该地区有显著的山丘地形特征。

“They live in Notting Hill.”

(他们住在诺丁山。)

“Beverly Hills is famous for its luxury homes.”

(比佛利山庄以豪华住宅闻名。)

同义词:mound, knoll, rise, elevation, hummock

verb

❶ 将某物堆积成小山状,通常用于描述大量聚集的物体。

“She hilled soil around the base of the plant.”

(她在植物根部周围堆土。)

“The ants hilled up sand at their nest entrance.”

(蚂蚁在巢穴入口处堆起沙丘。)

同义词:pile, heap, mound, bank up

常见短语

over the hill — 非正式表达,指人过了壮年时期,常带有幽默或贬义,表示某人不再年轻或精力充沛。

“At 40, he jokes that he's over the hill.”

(40岁时,他开玩笑说自己已经过了巅峰期。)

hill of beans — 美式俚语,表示微不足道的事物,常用于否定句中强调某事不重要。

“His opinion doesn't amount to a hill of beans.”

(他的意见毫无价值。)