- [countable]
an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain 山丘；小山 
a region of gently rolling hills 缓缓起伏的丘陵地区 a hill farm/town/fort 小山上的农场／城镇／城堡 - on a hill
The church is perched on a hill. 教堂矗立在一座小山上。 The house is built on the side of a hill overlooking the river. 房子建在可俯视河流的小山坡上。 - up a hill
They make their way up the hill. 他们向山上走去。 - down a hill
We started to walk back down the hill. 我们开始下山往回走。 - in the hills
I love walking in the hills (= in the area where there are hills). 我喜欢在山中散步。 They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the view. 他们在山顶停下来欣赏风景。 A spring emerges at the bottom of the hill. 一股清泉从山脚冒出来。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2A grassy path led down the hill. 一条长满青草的小道通往山下。 Olive groves cover the hills. 橄榄树丛覆盖着山丘。 Over the hill lies another town. 翻过小山就是另一个镇子。 The landscape is made up of low, rolling hills. 此地的地貌为低矮起伏的丘陵。 The town is set on a small hill. 小镇坐落在一座小山丘上。 There are several lead mines in the hills above Grassington. 格拉辛顿周围的丘陵里有好几座铅矿。 They climbed a steep hill and came to the town. 他们爬上一座陡峭的小山，来到镇上。 They crested a small hill and then the path curved. 他们登上一座小山，山顶那边的小路曲折蜿蜒。 Troops forced villagers to flee to the surrounding hills. 军队的到来迫使村民们逃到周围的山里去。 We took to the hills in a variety of four-wheel-drive vehicles. 我们乘坐各式各样的四轮驱动车上山。 Wooded hills rise behind the town. 小城的后面耸立着树木葱茏的山丘。 a hill overlooking the wide valley below 俯瞰下方宽阔谷地的小山 the chalk hills of southern England 英格兰南部的白垩山地 the distant blue hills 远处的青山 the houses which dotted the hill 零星散布在山上的房子 the limestone hills of Kentucky 肯塔基州的石灰岩丘陵地带
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- long
- …
- ascend
- climb
- climb up
- …
- overlook something
- rise
- surround something
- …
- climbing
- walking
- climb
- …
- down a/the hill
- in the hills
- on a/the hill
- …
- the bottom of a/the hill
- the foot of a/the hill
- the crest of a/the hill
- …
- [countable]
a slope on a road （道路的）斜坡 - up a hill
The motorcade made its way up the hill. 车队上山了。 - down a hill
Always take care when driving down steep hills. 下陡坡时一定要小心驾驶。 a hill start (= the act of starting a vehicle on a slope) 汽车爬坡起步
Extra ExamplesI had to do a hill start. 我不得不开始爬山。 The bus sped down the long hill. 公共汽车顺着长长的山坡疾驶而下。 A few yards up the hill, on the left, was a turning. 沿着斜坡往上走几码远，左手边有一个转弯。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- long
- …
- ascend
- climb
- climb up
- …
- overlook something
- rise
- surround something
- …
- climbing
- walking
- climb
- …
- down a/the hill
- in the hills
- on a/the hill
- …
- the bottom of a/the hill
- the foot of a/the hill
- the crest of a/the hill
- …
- up a hill
- the Hill[singular] (North American English, informal)
Capitol Hill (= used to refer to the US Capitol and the activities that take place there) 希尔： 国会山
Word OriginOld English hyll, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin collis and Greek kolōnos ‘hill’.
Idioms
as old as the hills
very old; ancient 古老的；悠久的 More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
a hill of beans
- (North American English, old-fashioned, informal)
something that is not worth much 没有多大价值的东西
over the hill
- (informal)
(of a person 人 old and therefore no longer useful or attractive 老而不中用的；人老珠黄的 Youngsters seem to think you're over the hill at 40! 年轻人似乎认为你已经40岁了！