单词	slope
释义	noun | verb slopeslope1 /sloʊp/ ●●○ noun [countable] Collocations COLLOCATIONS► a gentle/steep slope  They climbed up the steep slope. ► on the slopes  David can’t wait to get on the slopes. 1a piece of ground or a surface that is higher at one end than the other:  The car rolled down the slope into the lake.a gentle/steep slope They climbed up the steep slope.2[usually plural] an area in the mountains where people go skiing:  the beginner slopes David can’t wait to get on the slopes. → see also ski slope3the side of a hill or mountain:  the lower slopes of the mountains4[usually singular] the angle at which something slopes in relation to a horizontal (=flat) surface:  a 30° slope5[usually singular] math, geometry the rate at which the vertical positions of points on a line or plane change in relation to the change in their horizontal positions → see also a/the slippery slope at slippery (2) noun | verb slopeslope2 ●●○ verb [intransitive] Etymology ETYMOLOGYslope2 Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from aslope in a sloping position (14-21 centuries), probably from Old English aslopen, past participle of aslupan to slip away Verb Table VERB TABLE slope Simple Form Present I, you, we, they slope he, she, it slopes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they sloped Present perfect I, you, we, they have sloped he, she, it has sloped Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had sloped Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will slope Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have sloped Continuous Form Present I am sloping he, she, it is sloping you, we, they are sloping Past I, he, she, it was sloping you, we, they were sloping Present perfect I, you, we, they have been sloping he, she, it has been sloping Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been sloping Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be sloping Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been sloping Thesaurus THESAURUS if a structure or surface leans, it is not upright but stands so that the top is not directly above the bottom► lean if a structure or surface leans, it is not upright but stands so that the top is not directly above the bottom:  The tower leans slightly to the left. ► be at an angle to be in a position in which one side of something is higher than the other side:  The portrait hanging on the wall was at an angle. ► slope if a line, surface, or piece of ground slopes, it is higher at one end than the other:  The lawn sloped down toward the swimming pool. ► slant slant means the same as slope, but you do not use it about the ground:  The floor slanted slightly, so the balls would always roll toward the right. ► angle to turn or move something so that it is pointing in a different direction, especially one that is not straight:  She angled her face away from our line of sight. ► tilt to move something so that its position is not straight or upright:  I tilted my head back to face the sun. if the ground or a surface slopes, it is higher at one end than the other: slope up/down/away etc. The front yard slopes down to the street.► see thesaurus at lean1
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