学个词Learn a Word 第463期 Uphill

今天我们要学的词是uphill。 Uphill, 是上坡的意思，引伸为艰难的，费力的。 "An uphill battle," 就是一场艰苦的战斗。美国民主党总统参选人希拉里.克林顿星期二赢得了西维吉尼亚州党内初选的胜利。"She vowed¹ to keep her uphill bid alive," 她发誓要将艰苦的选战继续下去。"Winning the case is an uphill battle," 要打赢这场官司很艰苦。

美式足球各球队的训练营七月份将陆续开始。"Many players will face an uphill battle to avoid being cut," 很多队员都要经过艰苦的努力，避免被球队淘汰。好的，今天我们学习的词是uphill...

 

1 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。