uphill
adj
1 sloping upwards; ascending 上坡的; 向上的
an ,uphill `road, `climb 上坡路、 向上的攀登
The last mile is all uphill. 最後一英里全是上坡路.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(fig 比喻) needing effort; difficult 费力的; 艰难的
It's uphill work learning to ride. 学骑马是件难事.
an ,uphill `task/`struggle 艰巨的任务[斗争]. uphill, adv up a slope 上坡: walk uphill 走上坡路.
🗣️ 情景例句
We finished addressing over three hundred envelopes.
我们写了三百多个信封地址了。
He likes playing the harmonica.
他喜欢吹口琴。
The Ombudsman's prompt action at once put an end to an unpleasant practice which might have gone unnoticed.