slope
noun[C]
uk/sləʊp/us/sloʊp/B2
asurfacethatliesat anangleto thehorizontalso that somepointson it arehigherthanothers:
斜坡Theroofis at a slope(= at anangleto ahorizontalsurface)of 30°.屋顶有30°的坡度。
B2
(partof) thesideof ahillormountain:
山坡aski/mountainslope滑雪坡/山坡
Snow hadsettledon some of thehigherslopes.雪堆积在一些较高的山坡上。
There's a verysteepslope just before youreachthetopof themountain.在你就要到达山顶之前要经过一个陡坡。
There are somenicegentle(= notsteep)slopes that we canskidown.那儿有一些我们可以滑雪的缓坡。
Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting
- acclivity
- angle
- angled
- askew
- bank
- cocked
- lopsided
- obliquely
- pitch
- pitched
- rake
- raked
- roll
- shelve
- sloping
- steep
- steepen
- tilt
- tip(something/someone)over
- tippy
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Geography: hills & mountains
slope
verb[I]
uk/sləʊp/us/sloʊp/to be at anangleto thehorizontal:
斜坡Thepathslopesup/downto thehouse.小路倾斜向上/向下通往房子。
Thefootballpitchsloped at thesouthend, so onehalfof thegamehad to beplayeduphill.我们学校的足球场南端呈斜坡状,所以比赛总是有一半不得不踢上坡球。
Synonyms
inclineformal
pitch
Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting
- acclivity
- angle
- angled
- askew
- bank
- cocked
- lopsided
- obliquely
- pitch
- pitched
- rake
- raked
- roll
- shelve
- sloping
- steep
- steepen
- tilt
- tip(something/someone)over
- tippy
Phrasal verb
slope off