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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。
上坡；向上的斜坡
uphills — plural of uphill
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上坡；向上的斜坡
The upward slope of a hill.
The final kilometre is an uphill.
最后一公里是一段上坡路。
上坡路线
An uphill route.
上坡；向上的斜坡
the upward slope of a hill
The final uphill was the hardest part of the hike.
最后一段上坡路是徒步旅行中最难的部分。
They stopped at the bottom of the uphill to catch their breath.
他们在上坡底部停下来喘口气。
This trail has several steep uphills before the summit.
这条小径在到达顶峰前有几段陡峭的上坡路。
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。
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。
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 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。
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There is a uphill near the school.
Use this
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。
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There are two uphill on this route.
Use this
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。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
苦战；艰难的战斗
Winning back the voters' trust is an uphill battle.
重新赢得选民的信任是一场苦战。
艰苦的斗争；艰难的奋斗
After her injury, she faces an uphill struggle to finish the marathon.
受伤之后，她要跑完马拉松面临艰巨的挑战。
（夸张说法）非常辛苦的往事
My grandfather always says he walked to school uphill both ways.
我祖父总说他当年上学来回都要爬坡，非常辛苦。
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联想：up（向上）+ hill（山），“上山”的方向就是上坡路。
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。
复数形式为 uphills。
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