| 单词 | hilltop |
| 释义 | hilltop noun[C] uk/ˈhɪl.tɒp/us/ˈhɪl.tɑːp/thetoppartof ahill,ratherthanitsslopingsides （小山的）山顶Synonyms brow top(HIGHEST PART) Geography: hills & mountains
Examplesofhilltophilltop On the other hand, residence on ahilltopwas associated with irregularity of the piped water supply and the use of supplementary sources, particularly wells. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, over 200 hilltops were isolated as islands and are covered now with tropical moist forest. From theCambridge English Corpus Although reflecting a quite different socio-economic structure, the natural environment guides the first colonization moves again to the hilltops. From theCambridge English Corpus As the water rose, animals presumably sought high ground and thereby became concentrated on hilltops that remained emergent as islands. From theCambridge English Corpus Any life there is in this landscape is concentrated on the hilltops, in the nucleated medieval towns, products of the process of incastellamento. From theCambridge English Corpus Given thehilltoplocation of the houses and the limited flat space on the terraces, some refuse undoubtedly was disposed of or washed away from all the terraces. From theCambridge English Corpus The 'rich' valley just around the corner of a hill was not exploited, in contrast to thehilltopmiles and miles away. From theCambridge English Corpus This operation was so successful that the defenders were forced to abandon their first line of fortification and place their women and children in the city'shilltopcitadel. From theCambridge English Corpus Would he spend every night sitting on ahilltop, with a spyglass, to see whether men are coming across? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Extensive and intricate repairs have had to be undertaken and progress has been hampered by the exceptionally exposed and isolated nature of thishilltopsite. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is unprotected from the weather, which is of the type one would expect on ahilltopsite. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wish to ask whether the experts have noticed any appreciable improvement in the grazing on our hilltops because of the presence of hill cattle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The hilltops are bare and you cannot plant them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The sun was shining and snow was on the hilltops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been mainly directed againsthilltoppositions in advance of our front line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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