hill S2 W2 / hɪl / 名词 [可数名词]

1 an area of land that is higher than the land around it, like a mountain but smaller → uphill , downhill :

Their house is on a hill overlooking the sea.

A cart was making its way up the hill.

2 a slope on a road :

There’s a steep hill ahead. → downhill , uphill

3 the Hill American English Capitol Hill

4 over the hill no longer young, and therefore no longer attractive or good at doing things :

Kathleen thinks she’s over the hill, but she’s only 32.

5 it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans American English spoken it is not important

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

steep She pushed her bicycle up the steep hill.

rolling/gentle hills (= hills with slopes that are not steep ) He loved the green rolling hills of Dorset.

a long hill The bus started going up the long hill into town.

动词

climb a hill (= walk or drive up a hill ) She climbed the hill out of the village.

go down a hill It’s best to use a low gear when you are going down steep hills.

短语

the top of a hill The view from the top of the hill was beautiful.

the brow/crest of a hill (= the top part of a hill ) A tank appeared over the brow of the hill.

the bottom/foot of a hill The house was at the bottom of a hill.

hill + NOUN

a hill town the hill towns of Tuscany

hill country (= a rural area where there are a lot of hills ) the rough hill country on the Welsh border

THESAURUS

mountain a very high hill : the highest mountain in Austria

hill an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a rounded top : We went for a walk in the hills. | The house is surrounded by woods, farmland and gentle hills.

Mount ( also Mt written abbreviation ) used in the names of mountains. Don’t say ‘Fuji Mountain’ – say ‘Mount Fuji’ : Mount Everest

cliff the steep side of an area of land, often next to the sea : the white cliffs of Dover

precipice especially literary a very steep and dangerous cliff : They were standing on the edge of a precipice.

crag a high steep rock or mountain : An eagle sailed over the high crags.

ridge a long narrow area of high ground, especially at the top of a mountain : I could see a group of climbers high up on a ridge.

knoll a small round hill : a grassy knoll

volcano a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (= hot liquid rock ) is sometimes forced out : the eruption of a volcano

summit the very highest point of a mountain : the summit of Mt Everest

peak especially literary the top of a mountain : the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas | a distant peak

range/chain a group of mountains or hills arranged in a line : the mountain range that is part of the border between Norway and Sweden

foothills a group of smaller hills below a range of high mountains : the Sierra foothills