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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3119 COCA: 3434

slope
1 slope /ˈsloʊp/ noun
plural slopes
1 slope
/ˈsloʊp/
noun
plural slopes
Learner's definition of SLOPE
[count]
1 
a  : ground that slants downward or upward : ground that slopes斜坡；坡地
b  : an area of land on a mountain that is used for skiing滑雪斜坡
— often plural常用复数
2 
: an upward or downward slant倾斜度；坡度
— see also slippery slope
2 slope /ˈsloʊp/ verb
slopes; sloped; sloping
2 slope
/ˈsloʊp/
verb
slopes; sloped; sloping
Learner's definition of SLOPE
[no object]
1 
: to not be level : to have a downward or upward slant倾斜
2 
: to not be straight : to lean or slant to the left or right歪斜

slope off

[phrasal verb] British, informal
: to leave a place quietly or secretly溜走
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3119 COCA: 3434

slope

1 of 3

adjective

ˈslōp How to pronounce slope (audio)
: that slants : sloping
—often used in combination
slope-sided

slope

2 of 3

verb

sloped; sloping

intransitive verb

1
: to take an oblique course
2
: to lie or fall in a slant : incline
3
: go, travel
slopes off into the night Wolcott Gibbs

transitive verb

: to cause to incline or slant
sloper noun

slope

3 of 3

noun

1
: ground that forms a natural or artificial incline
2
: upward or downward slant or inclination or degree of slant
3
: the part of a continent draining to a particular ocean
Alaska's North Slope
4
a
: the tangent of the angle made by a straight line with the x-axis
b
: the slope of the line tangent to a plane curve at a point

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb His handwriting slopes to the left. they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street Noun They climbed the steep slope. What is the angle of the slope? You can adjust the slope of the ramp. a slope of 30 degrees See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Below, Vogue tracks the most noteworthy openings, from restaurants, to stores, to post-slope hotspots. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2021 In an interview in September, Friedman said that installing a mid-slope retaining wall downhill from the Georges’ building would cost $5 million. Steven Litt, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2021 Friedman said that the new geotechnical studies show that in order to save the building, the port would have to spend $5 million to install a mid-slope retaining wall. Steven Litt, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2021
Verb
Roads slope down to a handful of beaches like luge runs, and at Rosewood Beach, a pleasant stone staircase winds down to the water. Christopher Borrelli, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2022 Roads slope down to a handful of beaches like luge runs, and at Rosewood Beach, a pleasant stone staircase winds down to the water. Christopher Borrelli, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2022 Roads slope down to a handful of beaches like luge runs, and at Rosewood Beach, a pleasant stone staircase winds down to the water. Christopher Borrelli, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2022 Roads slope down to a handful of beaches like luge runs, and at Rosewood Beach, a pleasant stone staircase winds down to the water. Christopher Borrelli, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2022 Roads slope down to a handful of beaches like luge runs, and at Rosewood Beach, a pleasant stone staircase winds down to the water. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022 Official policy is that the treadway should slope down at a 5-degree angle. Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2022 If possible, slope the window sill downwards, so water easily drains off. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2022 The small building lights twinkling on rolling hills felt familiar, like the view from my grandmother’s fifth-story apartment in Beirut, another city where mountains slope into the sea. Raffi Joe Wartanian, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2020
Noun
Young’s ball bounced off to the right over the green, and his return chip flew past the pin and down the slope. Steve Douglas, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022 Plus, campers wake to views of the Sierra Nevada’s eastern slope towering above. Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022 The vault is on the eastern slope of a ridge near a public boardwalk. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2021 The Caldor Fire breached Echo Summit and began descending the eastern Sierra slope toward South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, with firefighters forced to battle the inferno on two separate fronts. Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2021 On the eastern slope of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, this National Scenic Area stretches over 18,610 acres of ecologically sensitive desert landscape, filled with graceful natural arches and curious rock formations. Libby Leonard, National Geographic, 10 Aug. 2020 Additional considerations include plaster finish versus pebble tech finish and whether the pool requires a deepened footing because of proximity to a slope or bank. Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 Nicholas Fairall, 33, an US Olympic ski jumper in Sochi, was competing in a World Cup event in Austria in 2015 when his ski stuck for a fraction of a second in wet snow, catapulting him headfirst into the slope at 70 m.p.h. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Nunez said the development plans were within restrictions of the slope ordinances. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English sloop, probably from aslope, adverb, at an angle

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1591, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of slope was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing slope

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3119 COCA: 3434
slope

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SLOPE | SLOPE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤precipitous (formal) , steep陡坡▸➤gentle, gradual, slight緩坡▸➤long, short長斜坡；短斜坡▸➤downhill, downward下坡▸➤uphill, upward上坡▸➤higher, upper更高處的斜坡◇There was snow on the higher slopes of the mountain.更高處的山坡上有積雪。➤lower較低處的斜坡▸➤northern, north-facing, etc.北坡等◇The vineyards on the south-facing slopes get more sunshine.南坡上的葡萄園日照更充裕。➤open開闊的斜坡▸➤forested, grassy, icy, smooth, snow-covered, snowy, wooded林木覆蓋的山坡；長滿草的斜坡；冰封的山坡；平整的斜坡；積雪皚皚的斜坡➤craggy, rocky, scree, talus (especially NAmE) 陡峭的斜坡；佈滿岩石的斜坡；碎石坡；亂石堆▸➤mountain山坡▸➤dry, ski人造滑雪坡；滑雪坡◇dry-slope skiing人造滑雪坡滑雪➤bunny, nursery (BrE) （初學滑雪者的）平緩練習坡地◇ski lessons on the bunny slope (NAmE) 練習坡地上的滑雪課◇skiing lessons on the nursery slope (BrE) 練習坡地上的滑雪課➤negative, positive負斜率；正斜率◇The unemployment-income curve on the graph has a negative slope.圖上失業 - 收入線斜率為負。➤40-degree, 45-degree, etc. * 40 度、45 度等的斜坡➤continental大陸坡◇the continental slope off the American coast美洲海岸線上的大陸坡VERB + SLOPE➤ascend, clamber up, climb, climb up爬斜坡◇We clambered up the steep, rocky slope.我們沿着陡峭多石的山坡向上爬。➤clamber down, descend下坡➤roll down, tumble down滾下山坡◇Rocks and boulders rolled down the slopes of the crater.岩石和大石塊順着火山口外的斜坡滾落下來。➤have有坡◇The field has a slope of about three feet.場地有約 3 英尺的坡度。➤hit到達山坡◇She plans to hit the ski slopes this winter.這個冬天她打算去滑雪場。➤cover蓋住斜坡◇The vineyard covers the slope.葡萄園遮住了整個山坡。SLOPE + VERB➤lead to sth斜坡通往⋯◇a slope leading down to the river通往下面河邊的斜坡➤rise斜坡上升◇The lower slopes rise quite gently.較低處的斜坡坡度和緩。➤level off, level out斜坡變緩➤overlook斜坡俯臨◇a west-facing slope overlooking the river俯瞰河流的西向斜坡PREPOSITION➤down a/the slope沿坡往下◇I scrambled down the icy slope.我爬下了冰封的斜坡。➤of a/the slope斜坡的⋯◇the steepness of the slope斜坡的陡峭➤on a/the slope在坡上◇We camped on an open mountain slope.我們在開闊的山坡上紮營。➤up a/the slope沿坡往上◇There were more skiers further up the slope.在山坡高一些的地方滑雪者更多。➤slope of⋯坡◇the slope of a hill / mountain / roof山坡；屋頂上的斜坡◇the slope of a curve / line曲線／直線斜率PHRASES➤the bottom of a slope, the foot of a slope, the top of a slope坡底；坡腳；坡頂
slope

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤steeply陡峭地傾斜◇The ground slopes away steeply at the back of the house.屋後的地面形成陡坡。➤gently, slightly平緩地／輕微地傾斜▸➤away, down, downwards/downward, up, upwards/upward以一定坡度延伸開；向下傾斜；向上傾斜PREPOSITION➤to傾斜至⋯◇The field slopes down to a small river.那片地是下坡，直通小河邊。➤towards/toward朝⋯傾斜

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