Word · Frequency #14395
uphill
向上坡；向高处
up a slope or towards higher ground
- 1.
Up a slope, towards higher ground.
上坡,向高地
- 2.
With difficulty.
困难地
- 3.
against difficulties
迎着困难；艰难地
艰难地；顶着困难；上坡,向高地；困难地；迎着困难；艰难地；往上坡
In use
We cycled uphill for an hour before reaching the village.
The path goes uphill through the dense forest.
She pushed her bike uphill because the slope was too steep to ride.
she was talking uphill
go uphill
比喻义：变得困难
The negotiations went uphill after the new demands.
在新要求提出后，谈判变得困难了。
Common mistakes
We need to go to uphill.We need to go uphill.
错误：介词"to"多余。"uphill"作为副词，直接修饰动词"go"，无需介词。
It is uphill to finish this project.
Connections
Collocations
- go uphill
- 向上爬坡；向高处去
- The road goes uphill for the next two miles.这条路接下来的两英里都是上坡。
- walk uphill
- 走上坡路
- We walked uphill to reach the old castle.我们走上坡到达那座古城堡。
- climb uphill
- 向上攀爬；爬坡
- The train climbed uphill very slowly.火车非常缓慢地向上爬坡。
- push uphill
- 推着…上坡
- They pushed the car uphill after it broke down.车抛锚后，他们把车推上了坡。
- run uphill
- 跑上坡
- He runs uphill every morning to build his stamina.他每天早上跑上坡来增强体力。
- drive uphill
Learner notes
Memory Tip
up（向上）加hill（山丘），爬山当然吃力：uphill既指上坡，也指艰难地。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：户外活动（爬山、骑行）、工作或学习中遇到困难时 uphill 作副词时，字面意思是“朝山坡上方、向高处”，通常用于描述走路、骑车或跑步等动作；也可引申为“困难地、顶着困难”，多用于表达进展或前进的语境。口语和书面语都比较自然，具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有 /hɪl/ 或 /ɪl/ 音。hill、bill、fill、skill 为单音节词，重音都在 /ɪl/ 上，彼此押韵；uphill /ˈʌpˌhɪl/、downhill /ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/、foothill /ˈfʊtˌhɪl/ 的重音在第一个音节，/hɪl/ 不承担主重音，因此它们与 hill 并不完全押韵。注意拼写相似的 up /ʌp/、cup /kʌp/ 等词，不要与 -hill 混淆。
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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