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BNC: 1134 COCA: 1800

hill
hill /ˈhɪl/ noun
plural hills
hill
/ˈhɪl/
noun
plural hills
Learner's definition of HILL
1 
[count] : a usually rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it but that is not as high as a mountain山丘；小山
2 
[count] : an area of sloping ground on a road, path, etc.斜坡；坡道
3 
[count] : a pile of something : heap, mound小堆
4 
the Hill US, informal — used to refer to the U.S. Congress美国国会；国会山

a hill of beans

chiefly US, informal
: something that has little or no value无价值的东西 — used in negative statements用于否定句

over the hill

informal
: old and no longer successful, attractive, etc.过气的；风光不再的
BNC: 1134 COCA: 1800

hill

1 of 2

noun

ˈhil How to pronounce hill (audio)
1
: a usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
2
: an artificial heap or mound (as of earth)
3
: several seeds or plants planted in a group rather than a row
4
: slope, incline

hill

2 of 2

verb

hilled; hilling; hills

transitive verb

1
: to form into a heap
2
: to draw earth around the roots or base of
hiller noun

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun She watched the sun set behind the hills. The house was built at the very top of the hill. Our driveway is a long, steep hill. He came barreling down the hill at 65 miles per hour. The plows came and cleared the streets, forming a hill of snow on the street corner. Verb hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The escalators were designed to follow the natural inclination of the hill slope. CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 The Braemar Royal Highland Gathering features pipe bands, a tug-of-war, hill races and other shows of physical strength and athleticism. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 In less than three years, the company’s streaming service amassed an audience of 221 million, topping longtime king of the streaming hill Netflix. Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 In the 1960s, Leslie Alcock, an archaeologist at the University of Glasgow, conducted excavations at Cadbury Castle, a Bronze and Iron Age hill fort in England’s Somerset County that had long been identified by Arthurians as being the real Camelot. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Although major details about the upcoming Urus remain under wraps until then, Lamborghini does reveal a few things about the machine that conquered the storied hill-climb course. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2022 When only the driver is on board, the X4 has no problem scaling a very steep hill section after the transmission is switched to four-wheel drive, which presents the option to lock the differentials—all by just turning a dial in the cockpit. Bill Roberson, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 And yes, his baseball cap turned backward, Cora also dove head-first onto the cardboard and sailed down the hill. Dan Gelston, ajc, 21 Aug. 2022 Just down the hill from the birthday party, in his new, shiny blue helmet, the 9-year-old sped along the sidewalk, smiling on his new bike. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Verb
Other aggressive turkeys are a common sight in the Oakland hills a few miles east, where some have been known to mix it up with passing bicyclists and hikers. Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 21 May 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English hyll; akin to Latin collis hill, culmen top

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hill was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing hill
BNC: 1134 COCA: 1800
hill

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + HILL | HILL + VERB | HILL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, high, long, tall大土堆；高岡；長長的山丘；高高的山丘◇The bus sped down the long hill.公共汽車順着長長的山坡疾駛而下。➤little, low, small小山岡；矮山岡；小山丘◇The town is set on a small hill.小鎮坐落在一座小山丘上。➤sloping山坡地➤steep陡峭的山丘➤gentle, slight平緩的山丘➤rolling hills, undulating hills起伏的／連綿的丘陵地帶◇The landscape is made up of low, rolling hills.此地的地貌為低矮起伏的丘陵。➤rounded圓頂山丘➤dark蒼山➤blue, green, etc.青山、翠嶺等➤bare, barren, forested, grassy, open, rocky, rugged, sandy, wooded光禿禿的／貧瘠的／森林覆蓋的／長滿青草的／空曠的／嶙峋的／崎嶇不平的／多沙的／樹木繁茂的山岡➤snow-covered, snowy白雪覆蓋的小山；白雪皚皚的山嶺➤lush, verdant青葱的／蒼翠的山丘➤distant, far遠處的山嶺◇the distant blue hills遠處的青山➤isolated (especially BrE) 孤零零的小山➤remote遠山➤➤surrounding hills四周環繞的山丘◇Troops forced villagers to flee to the surrounding hills.軍隊的到來迫使村民們逃到周圍的山裏去。➤coastal濱海的山丘➤chalk, limestone, etc.白堊、石灰岩等山丘◇the limestone hills of Kentucky肯塔基州的石灰岩丘陵地帶➤ski (NAmE) 滑雪山VERB + HILL➤ascend (formal) , climb, climb up, go up, scale攀登小山；爬（上）山丘◇They climbed a steep hill and came to the town.他們爬上一座陡峭的小山，來到鎮上。➤crest, top (both especially NAmE) 到達山頂◇They crested a small hill and then the path curved.他們登上一座小山，山頂那邊的小路曲折蜿蜒。➤come down, descend (formal) 下山➤take to the hills (literary) 上山◇We took to the hills in a variety of four-wheel-drive vehicles.我們乘坐各式各樣的四輪驅動車上山。➤roam the hills, walk the hills在山丘中漫步／散步➤cover, dot覆蓋着／點綴着山丘◇Olive groves cover the hills.橄欖樹叢覆蓋着山丘。◇the houses which dotted the hill零星散佈在山上的房子HILL + VERB➤overlook sth, rise小山俯瞰⋯；小山聳起◇a hill overlooking the wide valley below俯瞰下方寬闊谷地的小山◇Wooded hills rise behind the town.小城的後面聳立着樹木葱蘢的山丘。➤surround sth山環繞着⋯HILL + NOUN➤climbing, walking (usually hillwalking) 爬山；徒步登山➤climb, race (especially BrE) 爬山；爬山比賽➤walker (usually hillwalker) 山路遠足者➤sheep (BrE) 山地綿羊➤farm, farmer, farming (all especially BrE) 小山上的農莊；山區農民；丘陵種植➤station (= a small town in the hills, esp. in India) , town, village (BrE) （尤指印度的）山間小鎮；山鎮；村莊◇In the heat of summer the rich fled to the hill stations.夏季天熱時有錢人都湧向山中的小鎮。➤country多山的國家➤tribe山裏的部落➤fort小山上的堡壘▸➤top (usually hilltop) 山頂➤slope山坡➤start (= starting a vehicle on a slope) (BrE) 半坡起步PREPOSITION➤down a/the hill沿着斜坡往下◇A grassy path led down the hill.一條長滿青草的小道通往山下。➤in the hills在山嶺中◇There are several lead mines in the hills above the town.俯瞰小鎮的山嶺裏有好幾座鉛礦。➤on a/the hill在山岡上◇The church is perched on a hill.教堂矗立在一座小山上。➤over a/the hill翻過小山◇Over the hill lies another town.翻過小山就是另一個鎮子。➤up a/the hill沿斜坡向上◇A few yards up the hill, on the left, was a turning.沿着斜坡往上走幾碼遠，左手邊有一個轉彎。➤hill above俯瞰⋯的小山◇the hills above the town俯瞰小鎮的山巒PHRASES➤the bottom of a/the hill, the foot of a/the hill山麓；山腳◇A spring emerges at the bottom of the hill.一股清泉從山腳冒出來。➤the crest of a/the hill, the top of a/the hill山頂

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