hill
[hɪl] noun countable
ESSENTIAL
■an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land 小山，丘陵•Hills are not as high as mountains.丘陵不像山脉那样高大。 •Their house is on the top of a hill.他们的房子在小山顶上。 •In the summer, the shepherds move their sheep up into the hills (= an area where there are hills).夏天，牧羊人把羊群赶到丘陵地带放牧。 ■a slope in a road （路的）斜坡•That hill's far too steep to cycle up.那个坡太陡了，脚踏车根本骑不上去。
[hɪl] noun countable
over the hill often humorous
■used for describing someone who is old and no longer useful or attractive 过了巅峰期；年老不中用 |