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- a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface斜坡; 坡地：
he slithered helplessly down the slope.
他控制不住自己滑下斜坡。
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- a difference in level or sideways position between the two ends or sides of a thing倾斜; 斜度; 坡度：
the roof should have a slope sufficient for proper drainage
屋顶应具备能有效排水的坡度
mass noun the backward slope of the chair.椅子的后倾度。
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- （常作slopes）a part of the side of a hill or mountain, especially as a place for skiing山坡（尤指滑雪场）：
a tenminute cable car ride delivers you to the slopes.
坐十分钟缆车你就可到达滑雪场。
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- the gradient of a graph at any point斜率。
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- Electronics the mutual conductance of a valve, numerically equal to the gradient of one of the characteristic curves of the valve【电子】斜率。
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- US informal, offensive an oriental person, especially a Vietnamese.〈美, 非正式, 冒犯〉东方人（尤指越南人）。
no obj.
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- (of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down（表面, 线状物）倾斜; 有坡度：
the garden sloped down to a stream
花园顺坡而下延伸到一条小河
the ceiling sloped
天花板有坡度
as adj. sloping a sloping floor.倾斜的地面。
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- with obj. place or arrange in such a position or inclination使倾斜; 使有坡度：
Poole sloped his shoulders
普尔斜着肩膀
as adj. sloped a sloped leather writing surface.有坡度的皮写字板。
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- no obj., with adverbial of direction informal move in an idle or aimless manner〈非正式〉逛; 随意走动：
I had seen Don sloping about the beach.
我以前见过唐在海滩上溜达。
短语
at the slope
- Military (of a rifle) held with the barrel on the left shoulder and the butt in the left hand【军】（枪）左肩扛着的。
slope arms
- Military hold a rifle at the slope【军】扛枪。
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slope off
- informal leave unobtrusively, typically in order to evade work or duty〈非正式〉悄悄溜走（尤指逃避工作或值班）：
the men sloped off looking ashamed of themselves.
那些人悄悄溜走了, 满脸羞愧的样子。