slope

1. N-COUNT A slope is the side of a mountain, hill, or valley. (山丘或山谷的) 斜坡

Saint-Christo is perched on a mountain slope. 圣克里斯托坐落在山坡上。

2. N-COUNT A slope is a surface that is at an angle, so that one end is higher than the other. 斜面

The street must have been on a slope. 那条街一定是一直在一个斜坡上。

3. V-I If a surface slopes, it is at an angle, so that one end is higher than the other. 倾斜

The bank sloped down sharply to the river. 那座堤岸陡峭地朝着那条河倾斜下去。

4. slopingADJ 倾斜的

...a brick building, with a sloping roof. …一幢斜顶的砖建筑。

5. V-I If something slopes, it leans to the right or to the left rather than being upright. 歪斜

The writing sloped backwards. 那字迹向后斜了。

6. N-COUNT The slope of something is the angle at which it slopes. 斜度; 坡度

The slope increases as you go up the curve. 你顺着那条弯路往上走，坡度越来越大。

7. slippery slope→see slippery