Word · Frequency #14395
uphill
上坡的；向坡上的
核心释义
sloping upward; going up a slope or hill
- 1.
位于斜坡上或山上的
Located up a slope or on a hill.
- 2.
上坡或上山
Going up a slope or a hill.
- 3.
向上倾斜的
sloping upward
- 4.
困难或费力的
Difficult or laborious.
艰难的；费力的；位于山坡上的；在高处的；位于斜坡上或山上的；上坡或上山；向上倾斜的
用法In use
The uphill road to the village was slippery after the rain.
用法提示：uphill 作定语修饰 road，表示“上坡的”。
We took the uphill trail, which was steeper but shorter.
用法提示：uphill 作定语修饰 trail，说明该小道是上坡的。
The uphill part of the race made many runners slow down.
用法提示：uphill 作定语修饰 part，表示“上坡的”。
be uphill
表示方向或比喻的困难。
The final stretch of the race is uphill.
比赛的最后一段是上坡。
an uphill + noun
常与表示困难或努力的名词连用，如 task, struggle, climb。
She faced an uphill battle to get the project approved.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- uphill battle
- 艰苦的战斗；艰难的奋斗
- Getting the new law passed was an uphill battle.让新法律通过是一场艰苦的战斗。
- uphill struggle
- 艰难的挣扎；苦战
- For small farmers, surviving in this market is an uphill struggle.对小农户来说，在这个市场上生存是一场苦战。
- uphill task
- 艰巨的任务
- Cleaning up the polluted river is an uphill task.清理被污染的河流是一项艰巨的任务。
- uphill climb
- 上坡攀登；艰难的上升
- The trail ended in a steep uphill climb.这条小径的尽头是一段陡峭的上坡路。
- uphill slope
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
uphill = up + hill，记住推车上坡的画面：既向上倾斜，又费劲艰难。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：描述地形或道路、比喻困难或费力的任务 该词兼具字面义与比喻义。描述上坡或山地时多为中性语体；用于比喻“艰难”的场合（如 uphill task）则常见于新闻及日常表达。因此整体语域为混合，具体取决于上下文。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于名词前作定语，也可作表语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The ending '-hill' in 'uphill' is pronounced /hɪl/ with secondary stress, so these words share the final /ɪl/ sound. All use the short /ɪ/ vowel (as in 'sit'), not the long /aɪ/ sound; be careful not to confuse them with lookalikes such as 'file' (/faɪl/) or 'mile' (/maɪl/).
用法优先级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。
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