Uphill Meaning
/ʌpˈhɪl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advUp a slope, towards higher ground.
advWith difficulty.
Sentence Examples
This is an uphill road.
Greenpeace is fighting an uphill battle to save the environment.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The hikers knew the trail was steep, so they prepared for a long ____ journey.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Completing the whole project on time will be an ____ struggle, but the team is determined to succeed today.
Word Origin & History
From up + hill.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“There’s a lot of uphill about a bicycle tour,” said he, “and the wind is against you.”
“So there is downhill, and the wind behind you,” said Harris."
— 1900, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men on the Bummel:
"The engine seemed a little sensitive to wet rails, and in consequence the uphill work was not so good north of Dundee as it had been earlier. But I have noted this same "touchiness" on the part of the "A4s", and other modern British 4-6-2s, so that in this respect No. 2006 proved no exception."
— 1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 9:
"For a large part of this game, England once again looked like a team suffering from the rigours of a long season and faced an uphill task when Hofmann put Germany in front."
— 2022 June 7, Phil McNulty, “Germany 1-1- England”, in BBC Sport:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hikers knew the trail was steep, so they prepared for a long ____ journey.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Completing the whole project on time will be an ____ struggle, but the team is determined to succeed today.