up·hill /ˈʌpˌhɪl/
(a.)上坡的,向上的(ad.)上坡地,向上地
Up·hill adv. Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill.
Up·hill a.
1. Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road.
2. Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work.
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uphill
adj 1: sloping upward [syn: acclivitous, rising]
2: hard to overcome or surmount; "a stiff hike"; "a stiff
exam"; "an uphill battle against a popular incumbant"
[syn: stiff]
n : the upward slope of a hill
adv 1: against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"
2: upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"