uphill

英 [ˌʌpˈhɪl]

美 [ˌʌpˈhɪl]

adj.  上坡的; 漫长而艰难的，费力的(战斗、斗争、任务等)
adv.  向山上; 朝上坡方向
n.  登高; 上坡

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.14395 / COCA.11926

牛津词典

adj.

• 上坡的
  sloping upwards
  1. an uphill climb/slope
     向上的攀爬；上坡
  2. The last part of the race is all uphill.
     赛跑的最后一段全是上坡路。
• 漫长而艰难的，费力的（战斗、斗争、任务等）
  an argument or a struggle that is difficult to win and takes a lot of effort over a long period of time

adv.

• 向山上；朝上坡方向
  towards the top of a hill or slope
  1. We cycled uphill for over an hour.
     我们骑自行车爬了一个多小时的坡。
  2. The path slopes steeply uphill.
     小径直上陡峭的山坡。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 靠山顶；上坡
  If something or someone isuphillor is movinguphill, they are near the top of a hill or are going up a slope.
  1. He had been running uphill a long way...
     他已经跑了一段很长的上坡路。
  2. The man was no more than ten yards away and slightly uphill.
     那名男子就在10码之内，稍近山顶。
  3. ...trees that ran in a ragged line uphill from the ledge.
     由巉岩往上直到近山顶处参差生长的一排树木
  4. Uphillis also an adjective.
     
  5. ...a long, uphill journey...
     长长的一段上坡路
  6. The walk from the village to Greystones was uphill all the way.
     从村子到格雷斯通斯走的一直都是上坡路。
• ADJ 荆棘满途的；艰苦卓绝的；崎岖曲折的
  If you refer to something as anuphillstruggle or anuphillbattle, you mean that it requires a great deal of effort and determination, but it should be possible to achieve it.
  1. It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had wanted...
     她历尽坎坷才达到目的。
  2. It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
     虽然这是一场艰苦的斗争，但我相信我们会取得胜利。

英英释义

noun

• the upward slope of a hill

adj

• sloping upward
  Synonym:acclivitousrising

adv

• upward on a hill or incline
  1. this street lay uphill
• against difficulties
  1. she was talking uphill

双语例句

• It strikes me as an uphill battle, simply because it is an awkward and time-consuming process.
  我认为这是艰巨的战争，因为它非常的奇怪和耗费时间。
• We'll have to fight an uphill battle, but we can be competitive.
  我们势必要打一场硬仗，但我们是可以有竞争力的。
• He had been running uphill a long way
  他已经跑了一段很长的上坡路。
• The road uphill to the village was muddy and slippery.
  到村里的上坡路又泥泞又滑。
• Dragging the load uphill was tough work for the horse.
  拖货物上坡对马来说是很困难的工作。
• Chinese reformers have had an uphill battle in overcoming these deeply rooted cultural fears.
  为了战胜这些根深蒂固的文化恐惧，中国的改革派付出了艰辛的努力。
• And you never know'til you reach the top if it was worth the uphill climb.
  没到达山顶之前，你从不知这一切是否值得你费尽千辛万苦向上爬坡。
• Rounding a turn of the uphill road, they looked out on a broad panorama of the base.
  他们在上坡路上转了一个弯儿，俯视基地的宽阔全景。
• Hawthorne Avenue turns uphill, over the top, and downhill to a length of a thousand feet.
  霍索恩大街总长有1000英尺，由上坡段和下坡段组成。
• It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
  虽然这是一场艰苦的斗争，但我相信我们会取得胜利。