音标：[sləups] ；

n. 斜坡( slope的名词复数 ); 斜面; 倾斜; 山坡
v. 有斜度( slope的第三人称单数 ); 悄悄地走; 潜行

n an elevated geological formation
n the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
v be at an angle
v cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
v walk through mud or mire
v ladle clumsily
v feed pigs

slope的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词(n.)

There is always a certain slope in a ship's deck.船的甲板总有几分倾斜。
We slid down the grassy slope.我们顺着草坡滑下去。
The hospital is on the eastward slope of the hill.医院在小山的东坡。
There is no slope or angle to the croup.在臀部没有斜面和角度。
The climber traversed a long horizontal crack in the face of the moutain slope.登山者穿过了山峰斜面对面的一个很长的裂缝。
The slope of titration curve is at a minimum.滴定曲线的斜率处于最低值。
Then the slope rises ever more steeply as bacteria proliferate until it reaches an inflection point.接下来随着细菌的繁殖，斜线向上急速增长，直到达到转折点为止。
How can I ever climb the slope?但我如何才能攀登上这条斜线？

用作及物动词(vt.)

They slope the grind so that the water can run away.他们将地面铺得有坡度以便水能流泻。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

The floor slopes badly here.地板在这里倾斜得很厉害。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)

She climbed the slippery slope with difficulty to search for herbs.她艰难地爬上滑坡寻找草药。
On both slopes of the roof, there are broken tiles.屋顶的两面斜面都有破瓦片。
The floor is on a slight slope.地面略有倾斜。

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

The floor slopes badly here.这儿地板倾斜得很厉害。
The road sloped steeply down.这条公路向下倾斜得很厉害。
The road slopes gradually to the village.这条路渐渐倾斜,通向那个村庄。
The land slopes toward the sea.陆地向海成坡形。
Does your handwriting slope forward or backward?你写的字向前斜还是向后斜?
The garden slopes up so steeply at the back that we can see nothing out of the windows.花园后部向上斜度很大,我们从窗户里往外看什么都看不见。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)

slope off (v.+adv.)

The manager sloped off with the contents of the cash register.

那经理卷款潜逃。

The outside the bank, sloped off when he saw a policeman approaching.

在银行门外转悠的那人一见到警察走近便匆匆走开了。

Don't think you can slope off just because my back's turned.

别以为我转过身去你就可以溜掉。

Let's slope off somewhere quiet and have a cigarette.

咱们溜到僻静处去抽支烟吧。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

形容词+～

gentle〔gradual〕 slope缓坡
grassy slope长满青草的斜坡
steep slope陡坡

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

slope backward向后倾斜
slope downwards向下倾斜
slope forward向前倾斜
slope upwards向上倾斜
slope gently〔gradually〕缓缓地倾斜
slope rapidly陡然倾斜
slope sharply倾斜地厉害
slope steeply陡峭地倾斜
slope down向下倾斜
slope up向上倾斜

～+介词

slope into流入
slope to the east向东倾斜
slope to the river向河面倾斜
slope towards向…倾斜

经典引文

Vineyards on a slope..are generally superior to those on a plain.sssss J. Farris
出自：P. V. Price
A shaft of light..sloped from roof to floor.
出自：V. Woolf
A road which sloped, surprisingly steeply, downwards.
出自：A. N. Wilson
You can slope off..and leave me.
出自：P. Lively
When you get tired of your responsibilities you can slope off.
出自：A. Macrae

【近义词】

slant倾斜
incline倾斜
tilt(使)倾斜
lean倾斜
grade等级
tip小费
gradient倾斜度
rise上升
fall落下
drop落下
angle角度
hill小山
ramp坡道
decline下降
descent下降
precipice断崖
bank银行
lower低的
list目录
side边
pitch球场

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