hills

英 [hɪlz]

美 [hɪlz]

n.  山丘; 小山; (道路的)斜坡
hill的复数

BNC.36229

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 小山;山冈;山丘
  Ahillis an area of land that is higher than the land that surrounds it.
  1. We trudged up the hill to the stadium.
     我们费力地爬到山上的体育场。
  2. ...Maple Hill.
     梅普尔山
  3. ...the Black Hills of Dakota.
     达科他州的布莱克丘陵
• PHRASE 人老珠黄;在走下坡路;在衰退中;过气
  If you say that someone isover the hill, you are saying rudely that they are old and no longer fit, attractive, or capable of doing useful work.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• Horton looked out over a panorama of fertile valleys and gentle hills.
  霍顿向外望去，肥沃的谷地和平缓的丘陵尽收眼底。
• As we travel south, the countryside begins to undulate as the rolling hills sweep down to the riverbanks
  我们一路南行，乡间开始变得起伏不平，绵延的山峦一直延伸到河岸。
• The hills have been grazed by sheep because they were too steep to be ploughed
  这几座山过于陡峭，不适于耕种，所以就用来牧羊了。
• Houses had sprung up out of nowhere on the hills.
  山丘上突然冒出一幢幢的房子。
• The road is a succession of hairpin bends, hills, and blind corners.
  这条路上急转弯、坡道和死拐角一个接一个。
• As long as the green hills are there, one need not worry about firewood.
  留得青山在，不愁没柴烧。
• The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.
  这些小山碧绿陡峭，矗立在这条宽阔的河流之上。
• All around it rose, high and steep, the green hills.
  四周青山突起，又高又陡。
• On hills, he must use low gears
  在山上，他必须挂低速挡。
• The sun was rising over the hills.
  太阳正从山冈上升起。