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单词 uphill
释义
uphill
adjective,adverb
uk
/ˌʌpˈhɪl/us
/ˌʌpˈhɪl/
C2
leadingto ahigherplaceon aslope:
上坡（的）；向山上（的）；朝上坡方向（的）
an uphillclimb向上的攀爬
runninguphill往山上跑
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downhilladverbadjective
C2
needingalargeamountofeffort:
费力的，艰难的
It'll be an uphillstruggle/battle/fightto get the newproposalsaccepted.要让新的提案获得通过会很艰难。
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downhilladverbadjective
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Up and upward
  • ascent
  • climbing
  • erect
  • heavenward
  • perpendicular
  • skyward
  • up
  • uplift
  • uplifted
  • upper
  • uppermost
  • upright
  • upturned
  • upward
  • upwards
  • vertical
  • vertically

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Complicated and difficult to do
(Definition ofuphillfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

uphill| American Dictionary

uphill
adjective,adverb
us
/ˈʌpˈhɪl/
leadingto ahigherplaceon aslope:
Therunnersbeganthe uphillclimbto thefinishline.
As westarteddrivinguphill, thecarmade astrangenoise.
fig.Uphill can alsomeandifficultandneedingalargeamountofeffort:
Recovering from theaccidentwill be an uphillbattlefor her, but she’s doing well.
(Definition ofuphillfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofuphill

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Without this development the composing curriculum will continue to be anuphillstruggle.
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Trying to build an export-oriented economy in the interior is thus anuphillstruggle - often literally so.
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There is a significant reduction in hydrocarbon concentrations in sediments as the distance from the assumed hydrocarbon sources (contaminated sites locateduphill) increases.
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In fact, they exhibited all the satisfaction of someone who has hit upon a method for causing water to flowuphill.
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Unfortunately the overall step is an initiallyuphilldirection of negative curvature, and thus again unlikely to be suitable for use with a globalization strategy.
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We started our walkuphill, the opposite direction.
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Finding this rare breed was to prove a long,uphillstruggle.
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Their formation in an aqueous environment is energeticallyuphill, and their creation would appear to override thermodynamic principles.
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Harnessing and deforming it, to make it more serviceable, was anuphillbattle.
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Sure enough, there was a miracle, and the water started flowinguphill.
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My exercise routine, which did not change, was walkinguphillon a treadmill about 1 hour each day.
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His path wasuphilland fraught with peril.
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The engine also needed to generate sufficient power in order to drive the rally caruphill.
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Charge can flow over the waterfall, but it cannot flow in the opposite direction, which would beuphill.
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The courses consist rolling terrain, forest trials, bridges, uphills and downhills.
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