hill n. 希尔〔姓氏〕。 n. 1.小山〔英国通常指2000英尺以下的山丘〕;〔pl.〕丘陵。 2.土堆,土墩。 3.(道路的)斜坡。 4.【军事】高地。 5.〔美国〕〔H-〕美国国会(= Capitol H-)。 6.(植物根部的)土墩,小堆。 7.成堆种植的作物。 an artificial hill 假山。 H- 305 三○五高地。 a hill of corn 玉米堆。 a potential hill 【物理学】位垒,势垒。 a hill of beans 〔口语〕少量;小事;不值钱的东西。 go over the hill 〔美俚〕越狱;〔军俚〕开小差;偷偷地迅速离开。 go up [down] a hill 上[下]山。 hill and dale (矿山、炭坑等)上[下]坡;坑洼起伏的地方。 over the hill 1. 渡过难关,渡过危机。 2. 上了年纪的;走下坡路的。 the gentleman on the hill 〔美国〕国会议员。 up hill and down dale 1. 上山下坑;到处;彻底,完全。 2. 猛烈地;坚忍不拔地。 vt. 把…堆成小山;培土于(树木周围) (up)。
Do on the hill as you would do in the hall . 你在山头上的行为,要如你在厅堂中一样检点。
No one spoke on the hill . 山上没有一点儿声息。
A little town will spring up on the hills around the meadow . 围着草地的小山上会兴起一个小小的城镇来。
We're in a vulnerable position here, with the enemy on the hill above us . 敌人在山上居高临下,我们在这里很容易受到攻击。
It was not till the rays of the sun had absorbed the young stranger's retreating figure on the hill . 一直等到那位青年过客在山上越走越远,直至身影完全消失在夕阳中。
The sunlight was shining directly in her face, and there was a blaze of light all about the red church on the hill . 阳光直晒在她的脸上,而山上红教堂的周围,更是一片通红。
So the old sow was killed and her heart removed and peter took it next evening to the cottage on the hill . 于是宰了老母猪,取出猪心。彼得第二天晚上把猪心送到了山上的小茅屋。
His daily duties cannot help but make him sensitive to the concerns of bankers and investors, their colleagues overseas, and their friends on the hill . 他的日常责任不能不使他对银行家和投资者以及他们的海外同胞和国会朋友的利益特别敏感。
The tower on the hill brooded above the village 小山上的塔楼俯视着那个村庄。