| 单词 | slope |
| 释义 | slope (sloʊp ) Word forms: slopes , sloping , sloped 1. countable noun B2 A slope is the side of a mountain, hill, or valley. Saint-Christo is perched on a mountain slope. ...the lower slopes of the Himalayas. [+ of] 2. countable noun [usually singular] B2 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. 3. verb 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. [VERB adverb/preposition] The garden sloped quite steeply. [VERB] Synonyms: slant, incline, drop away, fall sloping adjective ...a brick building, with a sloping roof. ...the gently sloping beach. Synonyms: slanting, leaning, inclined, inclining 4. verb If something slopes, it leans to the right or to the left rather than being upright. The writing sloped backwards. [VERB adverb/preposition] He wonders why the digits on his calculator slope to the right. [VERB adverb/preposition] 5. countable noun [usually singular] The slope of something is the angle at which it slopes. The slope increases as you go up the curve. ...a slope of ten degrees. [+ of] 6. verb 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. [informal] She sloped off quietly on Saturday afternoon. [VERB adverb/preposition] They sloped into their hotel at 6am. [VERB adverb/preposition] 7. See also ski slope 8. slippery slope phrase If someone is on a slippery slope, they are involved in a course of action that is difficult to stop and that will eventually lead to failure or trouble. The company started down the slippery slope of believing that they knew better than the customer. Idioms: on a slippery slope involved in a course of action that cannot be stopped and that will lead to failure or serious trouble These young people are already on the slippery slope to criminality. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: gentle slope The yard at the side of the house dipped downward in a gentle slope that was covered with a dense row of tall lilac bushes. Exploring language (6th edn) (1995) Upon reaching the top, they saw that the far glacier had a much gentler slope. Christianity Today (2000) There is a trail leading out over the gentle slope. THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004) Drive into the village, go straight up the steep slope, then park and scramble a little further to the fortress. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Our helicopter spotted him on Sunday in a hollow on a very steep slope, covered with snow. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Driving along a shoreline ridge one day, she lost control of the car and plunged forty feet down a steep slope. Christianity Today (2000) Translations: Chinese: 斜坡 Japanese: 坂 |
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