slope
- n.斜坡;坡度;山坡;斜度;坡地
- vi.倾斜;有坡度;溜;潜行;悄悄地走
复数： slopes 过去式： sloped 现在分词： sloping 过去分词： sloped 第三人称单数： slopes
sl- 淤泥的 + -ope
slopenoun
斜坡；坡地
a surface or piece of land that slopes (= is higher at one end than the other)
a grassy slope
长满草的斜坡
The town is built on a slope .
这座城建在斜坡上。
山坡
an area of land that is part of a mountain or hill
the eastern slopes of the Andes
安第斯山脉东坡
ski slopes
滑雪斜坡
He spends all winter on the slopes (= skiing ) .
整个冬天他都在山坡上滑雪。
斜度；坡度
the amount by which sth slopes
a gentle/steep slope
缓坡；陡坡
a slope of 45 degrees
45度的坡度
the angle of slope
倾角
a course of action that is difficult to stop once it has begun, and can lead to serious problems or disaster
verb
倾斜；有坡度
to be at an angle so that it is higher at one end than the other
The garden slopes away towards the river.
花园向河边倾斜下去。
sloping shoulders
斜肩
倾斜
to be at an angle rather than being straight or vertical
His handwriting slopes backwards.
他写的字向右斜。
It was a very old house with sloping walls.
这房子已经很旧，墙都歪了。
悄悄地走；潜行；溜
to go somewhere quietly, especially in order to avoid sth/sb
They got bored waiting for him and sloped off .
他们等他等得不耐烦，就悄悄走了。
slope
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N-COUNT 山坡
A slope is the side of a mountain, hill, or valley.Saint-Christo is perched on a mountain slope.
圣克里斯托教堂坐落在一个山坡上。
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N-COUNT 斜坡
A slope is a surface that is at an angle, so that one end is higher than the other.The street must have been on a slope.
这条街一定是建在一个斜坡上。
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VERB (表面)倾斜
If a surface slopes, it is at an angle, so that one end is higher than the other.The bank sloped down sharply to the river...
河岸到河面的斜坡非常陡。
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...a brick building, with a sloping roof.
有着斜屋顶的砖房
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VERB 歪向一边;倾斜
If something slopes, it leans to the right or to the left rather than being upright.The writing sloped backwards...
笔迹朝右倾斜。
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N-COUNT 斜度;坡度
The slope of something is the angle at which it slopes.The slope increases as you go up the curve.
上了弯道以后，路越来越陡。
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VERB 潜入/潜出
If someone slopes into or out of a place, they enter or leave it quickly and quietly, especially because they are trying to avoid or escape something.She sloped off quietly on Saturday afternoon...
星期六下午，她脚底抹油，溜之大吉。
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See also:ski slope -
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slippery slope→ see:slippery
noun
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- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
- a five-degree gradient
- Synonym: gradient
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- an elevated geological formation
- he climbed the steep slope
- the house was built on the side of a mountain
- Synonym: incline side
verb
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- be at an angle
- The terrain sloped down
- Synonym: incline pitch
数据来源：WordNet
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He looked up the slope of land that rose from the house
他抬头看了看屋后的斜坡。
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The slope is too steep for us to climb .
这斜坡太陡了，我们爬不上去。
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They got bored waiting for him and sloped off .
他们等他等得不耐烦，就悄悄走了。
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The water had raced down the slope and scoured out the bed of a stream .
水顺着山坡流下来，冲刷出一条小河道。
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We slithered down the slope to the road .
我们跌跌撞撞地顺着坡跑到了公路上。
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The garden sloped gently downwards to the river .
花园向河边呈缓坡倾斜。
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The slopes are colonized by flowering plants .
坡地上长满了开花植物。
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He was scrabbling for a foothold on the steep slope .
他在陡坡上到处试探，想找个蹬脚的地方。
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The horses laboured up the steep slope .
那些马费力地爬上了陡坡。
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The path slopes steeply uphill .
小径直上陡峭的山坡。
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We slid down the grassy slope .
我们从草坡上滑了下来。
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After a mile , the slope steepened .
过了一英里后，山坡变陡了。
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His handwriting slopes backwards .
他写的字向右斜。
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The slope increases as you go up the curve .
上了弯道以后，路越来越陡。
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The rate is determined by intrinsic qualities such as the land 's slope .
速度由诸如地面坡度这样的内在因素决定。
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Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation
许多山坡都是石头地，植被稀疏。
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Sloping walls on the bulk of the building create an optical illusion .
大楼主体的斜墙给人造成一种视错觉。
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There were two passes over 13,000 feet but the slopes were gentle .
有两个超过13,000英尺的山口，但坡度平缓。
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The floor was level , but the ceiling sloped toward his head .
地板是平的，但天花板朝他的头这边倾斜。
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The main crop is wheat and this is grown even on the very steep slopes .
主要作物是小麦，就连很陡的坡地都种上了小麦。
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We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill .
我们从山坡下的一大片田地里飞奔而过。
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The company started down the slippery slope of believing that they knew better than the customer .
该公司认为他们比顾客更了解情况，而有这种想法注定是要失败的。
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The bank sloped down sharply to the river
河岸到河面的斜坡非常陡。
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He wonders why the digits on his calculator slope to the right .
他不明白为什么他的计算器上面的数字向右倾斜。
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Suddenly I was cartwheeling down the slope , all orientation gone
突然，我骨碌碌地滚下坡，完全晕头转向了。
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I managed to pull myself up onto a wet , sloping ledge
我终于爬上了一块潮湿倾斜的暗礁。
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The vast volcanic slope was eerily reminiscent of a lunar landscape .
开阔的火山坡让人心生怪异地联想起月球的地貌。
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He put the jeep in four-wheel drive and splashed up the slope .
他将吉普车切换为四轮驱动模式后涉水爬上了坡。
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From the slope below , the wild goats bleated faintly .
山坡下面，野山羊咩咩地轻声叫着。
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Rainfall had dislodged debris from the slopes of the volcano
雨水冲走了火山坡面上的岩屑。
指（使）某物以某种角度或向某一方向倾斜。
Only when the telescope is inclined at an angle of thirty degrees can you see that star.
只有当这架望远镜以30度角倾斜时，你才能看到那颗星星。
The wall seems to incline almost fifteen degrees.
墙好像倾斜了将近15度角。
指某人身体前倾或某物倾斜，也可指（使）人或物倚靠在另一人或物之上。
He leaned forward and tried to catch what they were talking about.
他身体前倾，想听他们在谈论什么。
She was leaning against a tree, waiting for her boyfriend.
她正倚着一棵树等她男朋友。
Don't lean your bicycle against the door.
别把自行车斜靠在门上。
指某物歪斜或使某物产生一定的角度。
Rays of the sun slanted through the window.
阳光斜着照进了窗户。
He slanted his skis a little more to the right.
他把滑雪板略微向右斜了一点。
指地面或其他表面倾斜。
The floor of the bathroom slopes down to the drain.
浴室的地面向排水口倾斜。
The road slopes sharply at this point.
路面从这里陡然倾斜。
尤指头、下巴等身体部位倾斜或使其倾斜。
She tilted her head and smiled.
她歪起头笑了。
You can see his mouth tilt upwards slightly at the corners.
你可以看见他的嘴角微微翘起。
The little boy tilted his chair back.
小男孩往后翘着椅子。
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