Word · Frequency #14395
uphill
上坡;向上的斜坡
The upward slope of a hill.
- 1.
An uphill route.
上坡路线
- 2.
the upward slope of a hill
上坡;向上的斜坡
上坡路;上坡路线;上坡路线
In use
The final uphill was the hardest part of the hike.
They stopped at the bottom of the uphill to catch their breath.
This trail has several steep uphills before the summit.
be an uphill
uphill 作可数名词时可用作表语,表示“一段上坡路”。
The final kilometre is an uphill.
最后一公里是一段上坡路。
the uphill
用定冠词特指已知的那段上坡路或山坡。
The uphill was slippery after the rain.
雨后那段上坡很滑。
the uphill to [place]
后接 to 短语可说明上坡通往的终点。
The uphill to the temple is quite long.
通往寺庙的那段上坡路相当长。
on the uphill
on the uphill 表示“在上坡路段上”,常与动作动词连用。
Her bike chain broke on the uphill.
她的自行车链条在上坡路上断了。
Common mistakes
There is a uphill near the school.There is an uphill near the school.
uphill 作单数可数名词时,在元音音素 /ʌ/ 前应用不定冠词 an;不要因为拼写以字母 u 开头就用 a。
There are two uphill on this route.There are two uphills on this route.
uphill 是可数名词,两个以上要用复数 uphills;中文“两个上坡”没有词形变化,所以容易漏掉 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- a steep uphill
- 陡峭的上坡路
- The trail ends with a steep uphill.这条小路的尽头是一段陡峭的上坡路。
- a long uphill
- 漫长的上坡路
- There is a long uphill before the summit.到达山顶前有一段漫长的上坡路。
- the final uphill
- 最后一段上坡路
- He saved his energy for the final uphill.他为最后一段上坡路保存体力。
- on the uphill
- 在上坡路段
- She overtook the other runners on the uphill.她在上坡路段超过了其他选手。
- a tough uphill
- 艰难的上坡路
- The last kilometer is a tough uphill.最后一公里是一段艰难的上坡路。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:up(向上)+ hill(山),“上山”的方向就是上坡路。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:hiking、cycling、road descriptions 作名词时通常指上坡路段或上坡的坡度,多用于户外运动、骑行或描述道路的语境,属于中性表达,口语和书面语中均可使用。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 uphills。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɪl/ 或 /hɪl/ 结尾,和 uphill 最后的 /hɪl/ 押韵:hill、downhill、fill、still、thrill、windmill 都包含这个音。注意:uphill 中的 up 读 /ʌp/,不要把它和 /hɪl/ 混成一个音节;hill 不读 /haɪl/,fill 也不读 /faɪl/。拼写中的 -ill 通常发 /ɪl/,但像 high 这样的词拼写相似却读 /haɪ/,并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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