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Collins English-English Dictionary
- hill [hɪl]
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1.
n
a conspicuous and often rounded natural elevation of the earth's surface, less high or craggy than a mountain
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2.
n
(in combination)
- a hillside
- a hilltop
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3.
n
a heap or mound made by a person or animal
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4.
n
(in combination)
- a dunghill
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5.
n
an incline; slope
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6.
vt.
[tr]
to form into a hill or mound
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7.
vt.
to cover or surround with a mound or heap of earth
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8.
vt.
See also hills
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9.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English hyll; related to Old Frisian holla head, Latin collis hill, Low German hull hill
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1.
n
a conspicuous and often rounded natural elevation of the earth's surface, less high or craggy than a mountain
Examples
- behind the hill
- 在山的那边 → behind
- The shot carried to the next hill.
- 射程可达下一个山头。 → carry
- an ant hill
- 蚁丘 → hill
- a hill of potatoes
- 甘薯根部的小土堆 → hill
- not worth a hill of beans
- 毫无价值 → hill of beans
- a road passing around the hill
- 环绕山丘的路 → pass
- the profile of a distant hill
- 远山的轮廓 → profile
- a house rising on the hill
- 建在山上的房屋 → rise
- the hill whereon we stand
- 我们站立的那座小山 → whereon
- The car labored up the hill
- 汽车艰难地爬上山去。 → labor
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