Word · Frequency #14395
uphill
上坡的；向坡上的
sloping upward; going up a slope or hill
- 1.
Located up a slope or on a hill.
位于斜坡上或山上的
- 2.
Going up a slope or a hill.
上坡或上山
- 3.
sloping upward
向上倾斜的
- 4.
Difficult or laborious.
困难或费力的
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
In use
The uphill road to the village was slippery after the rain.
We took the uphill trail, which was steeper but shorter.
The uphill part of the race made many runners slow down.
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.
她面临一场艰难的战役来让项目获得批准。
Common mistakes
We uphill the mountain every weekend.We climb the uphill path every weekend.
Connections
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
- 上坡；向上的斜坡
- The car struggled to ascend the uphill slope.汽车艰难地爬上了上坡。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
uphill = up + hill，记住推车上坡的画面：既向上倾斜，又费劲艰难。
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。
Grammar Note
常用于名词前作定语，也可作表语。
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/).
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.