slope
noun
verb
sləʊp
noun
1
a
piece
of
ground
or
a
surface
that
slopes
斜坡，斜面
C
a
steep
slope
陡坡
a
gentle
(=not
steep)
slope
缓坡
She
looked
back
up
the
grassy
slope.
她回头望了一眼那绿草如茵的坡地。
2
an
area
of
steep
ground
covered
with
snow
that
people
SKI
down
滑雪斜坡
We
got
to
Tahoe
on
Friday,
and
hit
the
slopes
(=skied
on
them)
the
next
day.
我们星期五到达塔霍，第二天就上坡滑雪了。
3
the
angle
at
which
something
slopes
in
relation
to
a
flat
surface
斜度，坡度
singular 单数
a
slope
of
30
degrees
30˚ 的坡度
verb
4
if
the
ground
or
a
surface
slopes,
it
is
higher
at
one
end
than
the
other
倾斜，成斜坡
[+
up/down/away
etc
]
a
pleasant
garden
that
slopes
down
to
the
river
一座向河边倾斜的宜人花园
5
to
leave
somewhere
quietly
and
secretly,
especially
when
you
are
avoiding
work
[英，非正式] 悄悄离开，溜掉〔尤指为了逃避工作〕
Mike
sloped
off
early
today.
迈克今天提早开溜了。