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

• Houses had sprung up out of nowhere on the hills.
  山丘上突然冒出一幢幢的房子。
• Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills.
  村民们说这个围栏将限制公众进入山区。
• San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep.
  旧金山建在40座小山丘上，其中一些非常陡峭。
• Ellen spent the day in the hills and sought me out when she returned.
  埃伦在山里呆了一整天，并于回来后找到了我。
• The hills were enveloped in dense fog.
  浓雾包住了群山。
• 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 long as the green hills are there, one need not worry about firewood.
  留得青山在，不愁没柴烧。
• A waterfall cascades down the cliff from the hills behind.
  一处瀑布从身后山崖上飞流直下。
• 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。
• Dark foliage clothes the hills.
  浓密的树叶覆盖着群山。