the Hill• In the morning it looks like a smokyhaze is hanging over the hills.• Once you start walking regularly you can vary your walks by going to the park, the beach or the hills.• We were known as the Hill people.• He walked to the office, hearing a series of shudderingbooms from the hill.• The track then goes up through the forest to the crest of the hill.• They stopped at the top of the hill and sat down.• We wanted to go inside the church on the hill but he told us it had to be kept locked because of vandals.• And there was no one on the hill.
4over the hillOLD/NOT NEWno longer young, and therefore no longer attractive or good at doing things 不再年轻;人老珠黄
Kathleen thinks she’s over the hill, but she’s only 32.
凯瑟琳觉得自己已经老了,可是她才32岁。
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over the hill• At 32, many considered Ali to be over the hill as a professionalboxer.• At 32, many considered Ali to be over the hill.• In the morning it looks like a smokyhaze is hangingover the hills.• Mývatn is over the hill, past more vile-smelling industrialdelights.• He said vandals had cut through another part of the fence just over the hill.• Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.• So Flora put on her greenwellies and Jane her black ones, and they marched out over the hills.• When wanderingover the hills we met a shepherd, exchangedcourtesies, and offered him a glass.
5.it doesn’t amount to a hill of beansAmerican EnglishAmE spokenUNIMPORTANT it is not important 这无关紧要
COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
steep 陡峭的
She pushed her bicycle up the steep hill.
她推着自行车登上陡峭的山坡。
rolling/gentle hills (=hills with slopes that are not steep) 绵延起伏/平缓的山丘
He loved the green rolling hills of Dorset.
他喜欢多塞特青翠起伏的山峦。
a long hill 长长的山路
The bus started going up the long hill into town.
公共汽车开始爬上长长的山路进城。
verbs
climb a hill (=walk or drive up a hill) 爬山
She climbed the hill out of the village.
她爬上了村外的那座山。
go down a hill 下山
It's best to use a low gear when you are going down steep hills.
下陡坡时最好用低速挡。
phrases
the top of a hill 山顶
The view from the top of the hill was beautiful.
山顶景色旖旎。
the brow/crest of a hill (=the top part of a hill) 山顶
A tank appeared over the brow of the hill.
山顶出现了一辆坦克。
the bottom/foot of a hill 山脚
nThe house was at the bottom of a hill.
hill + NOUN
a hill town 山城
the hill towns of Tuscany
托斯卡纳的山城
hill country (=a rural area where there are a lot of hills) 丘陵地区
steep hill• He was rolling away from her, rolling for ever down a steep hill.• Set into a steep hill green with trees, they look out upon the sea.• It stretches up a steep hill and overlooks the rivers Tay and Earn.• Replacing the bowls, they pedalled on down the steep hill and up the next.• Coal for the mill's steamengine was carried up the steep hill on donkeys.• After lunch, he and Barnabas walked up the steep hill to Fernbank.• Wearing a pair of tennisshoes, he walked up the steep hill with the energy of a young mountain climber.• But that's through high trees and up steep hills.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + HILL | HILL + VERB | HILL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤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
hill ♦︎ mountain ♦︎ moor ♦︎ summit ♦︎ ridge ♦︎ peak ♦︎ mound ♦︎ moorland ♦︎ fell ♦︎ highlands ♦︎ foothillsThese are all words for areas of land that are higher than the land around them.这些词均表示山丘、高地。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达高出周围地面的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆on a hill / a mountain / the moors / the summit / a ridge / a peak / a mound / the fells◆in the hills / mountains / fells / highlands / foothills◆a steep hill / mountain / ridge / mound◆a grassy hill / mound◆open hills / moors / moorland / fells◆to climb a hill / mountain / ridge / peak / fell■hill [countable] an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain; a slope on a road山丘;小山;(道路的)斜坡◆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◆I love walking in the hills(= in the area where there are hills).我喜欢在山中散步。◆Always take care when driving down steep hills.下陡坡时总是要小心驾驶。OPPvalley ⇨ valley▸hilly
adjective
◆a hilly area / region丘陵地区■mountain [countable] a very high hill, often with rocks near the top高山;山岳◆a chain / range of mountains山脉;山峦◆We stopped to enjoy the mountain scenery.我们停下来欣赏山景。◆mountain roads / streams / villages山路;山中溪流;山村◆a mountain rescue team登山救援队▸mountainous ˈmaʊntənəs
adjective
◆mountainous regions多山的地区■moor mɔː(r), mʊə(r); NAmEmʊr [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (especially BrE) a high open area of land that is not used for farming, especially an area covered with rough grass旷野;高沼;漠泽◆the North York Moors北约克郡的漠泽◆We went for a walk on the moors.我们到旷野去散步。◆moor and rough grassland高沼地及苍莽的草原■summitˈsʌmɪt [countable] the highest point of sth, especially the top of a mountain高峰;顶点;(尤指)山顶◆We reached the summit at noon.我们正午到达了山顶。■ridge [countable] a narrow area of high land along the top of a line of hills; a high pointed area near the top of a mountain山脊;山脉◆walking along the ridge沿着山脊走◆the north-east ridge of Mount Everest珠穆朗玛峰的东北部山脊■peak [countable] the pointed top of a mountain; a mountain with a pointed top山峰;山峦◆a mountain peak山峰◆snow-capped / jagged peaks积雪覆盖/嶙峋怪异的群峰◆The climbers made camp halfway up the peak.登山者在半山腰上扎营。NOTE辨析 Summit or peak?A mountain can have more than one peak; only the highest peak of the mountain is the summit. A whole mountain can be called a peak; only the top is called the summit.高山一般有多个peak,其中最高的叫做summit。整座山可以称作peak,只有山顶称作summit。■mound maʊnd [countable] a large pile of earth or stones; a small hill土墩;小丘;小山冈◆a Bronze age burial mound青铜时代的坟冢◆The castle was built on top of a natural grassy mound.这座城堡建在绿草如茵的原野山冈上。■moorland ˈmɔːlənd, ˈmʊələnd; NAmEˈmʊrlənd [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (especially BrE) land that consists of moors高沼地◆walking across open moorland徒步穿越开阔的高沼地■fell [countable] a hill or area of hills in northern England(英格兰北部的)小山,丘陵地区◆The long green line of the fells rose before me.绵延葱绿的山岭出现在我眼前。■highlandsˈhaɪləndz [plural] an area of land with hills or mountains高地;高原◆Peru's Andean highlands秘鲁的安第斯高地ⓘ The Highlands usually refers to the high mountain region of Scotland. * the Highlands通常指苏格兰高地。OPPlowland ⇨ plainnoun■foothills ˈfʊthɪlz [plural] hills or low mountains at the base of a higher mountain or range of mountains山麓小丘◆the foothills of the Himalayas喜马拉雅山脉的山麓丘陵