uphill

adj.

1. 上坡的
   sloping upwards
   1. an uphill climb/slope
      向上的攀爬；上坡
   2. The last part of the race is all uphill.
      赛跑的最后一段全是上坡路。
2. 漫长而艰难的，费力的（战斗、斗争、任务等）
   an argument or a struggle that is difficult to win and takes a lot of effort over a long period of time

adv.

1. 向山上；朝上坡方向
   towards the top of a hill or slope
   1. We cycled uphill for over an hour.
      我们骑自行车爬了一个多小时的坡。
   2. The path slopes steeply uphill.
      小径直上陡峭的山坡。

1. ADV 靠山顶；上坡
   If something or someone is uphill or is moving uphill, they are near the top of a hill or are going up a slope.
   1. He had been running uphill a long way...
      他已经跑了一段很长的上坡路。
   2. The man was no more than ten yards away and slightly uphill.
      那名男子就在10码之内，稍近山顶。
   3. ...trees that ran in a ragged line uphill from the ledge.
      由巉岩往上直到近山顶处参差生长的一排树木
   4. Uphill is also an adjective.
      
   5. ...a long, uphill journey...
      长长的一段上坡路
   6. The walk from the village to Greystones was uphill all the way.
      从村子到格雷斯通斯走的一直都是上坡路。
2. ADJ 荆棘满途的；艰苦卓绝的；崎岖曲折的
   If you refer to something as an uphill struggle or an uphill battle, you mean that it requires a great deal of effort and determination, but it should be possible to achieve it.
   1. It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had wanted...
      她历尽坎坷才达到目的。
   2. It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
      虽然这是一场艰苦的斗争，但我相信我们会取得胜利。

1. He had been running uphill a long way
   他已经跑了一段很长的上坡路。
2. The man was no more than ten yards away and slightly uphill.
   那名男子就在10码之内，稍近山顶。
3. It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had wanted
   她历尽坎坷才达到目的。
4. It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
   虽然这是一场艰苦的斗争，但我相信我们会取得胜利。
5. The road winds uphill
   道路沿山坡蜿蜒而上。
6. That was all the pancake specifications I could get that night. I didn't wonder that Jackson bird found it uphill work.
   那天晚上，我所能打听到的有关薄饼的细节只有这么些。难怪杰克逊·伯德觉得棘手。
7. One of the astonishing properties of this superfluid is that it flows uphill.
   这种超流体的一个令人惊讶的性质是它向上流动。
8. At any rate, it was a long uphill struggle for them.
   无论如何，对他们说来，这是一场长期的艰苦的斗争。
9. You have to gear down when you drive uphill.
   上坡行驶时必须换慢挡。
10. The slope is too steep to cycle uphill.
    坡儿太陡，车骑不上去。
11. Can we conduct water uphill?
    我们能引水上山吗？
12. Chinese reformers have had an uphill battle in overcoming these deeply rooted cultural fears.
    为了战胜这些根深蒂固的文化恐惧，中国的改革派付出了艰辛的努力。
13. Dragging the load uphill was tough work for the horse.
    拖货物上坡对马来说是很困难的工作。
14. Help me push the car uphill.
    帮我把车推上坡。
15. You cannot climb uphill by thinking downhill thoughts.
    你不可能想着下山的事情爬上山。
16. The road uphill to the village was muddy and slippery.
    到村里的上坡路又泥泞又滑。
17. We cycled downhill then walked uphill.
    我们骑车下了山，然后步行走上去。
18. Hawthorne Avenue turns uphill, over the top, and downhill to a length of a thousand feet.
    霍索恩大街总长有1000英尺，由上坡段和下坡段组成。
19. But P.knows he may have an uphill battle to fight as long as energy prices remain low.
    但是P。知道一旦能源价格保持低迷的话他可能得进行长期的艰苦战斗了。
20. Follow this path, then turn right and walk uphill.
    顺着这条路走，接着右拐上坡。
21. No matter which way you have to march, its always uphill.
    不管你从哪条路线行军，都会是上坡路。
22. The last mile is all uphill.
    最后一英里全是上坡路。
23. The utility model meets the requirements of different heels when people go uphill and go downhill.
    本实用新型满足了上、下坡时对不同鞋跟的要求。
24. And you never know'til you reach the top if it was worth the uphill climb.
    没到达山顶之前，你从不知这一切是否值得你费尽千辛万苦向上爬坡。
25. Rounding a turn of the uphill road, they looked out on a broad panorama of the base.
    他们在上坡路上转了一个弯儿，俯视基地的宽阔全景。
26. As it stands, AMD is going to have an uphill battle at this time.
    当它站着的时候，AMD在这次将要有一场上坡的战争。
27. This is hard, uphill work.
    这是艰难且费力的活。
28. Hobbes realizes this is a difficult and uphill task that he has set for himself.
    霍布斯意识到他已经给自己，定下了一个困难而艰巨的任务。
29. We'll have to fight an uphill battle, but we can be competitive.
    我们势必要打一场硬仗，但我们是可以有竞争力的。
30. It strikes me as an uphill battle, simply because it is an awkward and time-consuming process.
    我认为这是艰巨的战争，因为它非常的奇怪和耗费时间。

noun

1. the upward slope of a hill

adj

1. sloping upward

   Synonym:    acclivitousrising

adv

1. upward on a hill or incline
   1. this street lay uphill

2. against difficulties
   1. she was talking uphill