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

• 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 above the valley are bare rock
  山谷上方的小山全是光秃秃的石头。
• 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。
• Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children's home
  孩子们的家就在附近的山里。
• 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。
• The lake and the hills add radiance and beauty to each other.
  湖光山色，交相辉映。
• Houses had sprung up out of nowhere on the hills.
  山丘上突然冒出一幢幢的房子。
• 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。
• 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。
• The hills were enveloped in dense fog.
  浓雾包住了群山。