2018-12-30 每日一词

Uphill

英英释意：something that is difficult to do and needs a lot of determination

Adj. “上坡的”，引申为“艰难的，费力的”

Difficult/hard/tough/demanding

搭配：task/struggle/fight/battle/climb

例句：

1. 中国男足和欧洲球队比赛时胜率很小

It's an uphill fight for Chinese football team to win over the European team.

Whenever the Chinese national football team plays the a European team, it will/is going to be an uphill battle.

2. 阿里巴巴这个电商巨头的头部效应明显，新的电商玩家很难胜出，但拼多多终究还是成功了。

Under the influence of the e-commerce giant Alibaba, it is an uphill task for new e-commerce player to stand out, Pinduoduo has made it in the end.

Alibaba has been widely regarded as an e-commerce giant. Although it seemed to be an uphill task for Pinduoduo to stand out, it tackled skilfully the difficult situation(dealt tactfully with the difficult realities)and went public in only 3 years' time.

3. Gender parity in science has been an uphill struggle.

Parity/equality/correspondence

拓展：

Downhill n. adj.易如反掌的

Be all downhill(from here)

be downhill all the way(from here)

We've got the toughest part done, and it will be a downhill all the way from here.

翻译：

1. Rising the IELTS score form 6 to 8 within 2 months will be an uphill task for everyone.

参考翻译: To improve IELTS from Band 6 to Band 8 within 2 months is an uphill struggle for anyone.

造句：

To publish an SCI essay will be an uphill task.