ramp
Word family adjectiverampaciousnounrampallianramperrampingramprampsman
ramp1 /ræmp/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1 TTDHa slope that has been built to connect two places that are at different levels 人造斜坡;坡道 Ramps are needed at exits and entrances for wheelchair users. 出入口处需有坡道供坐轮椅者使用。
→4 See picture of 见图 BARRIER 2 American EnglishAmETTR a road for driving onto or off a large main road 〔进出主干道的〕支路,岔道,匝道 SYN British English slip road Take the Lake Drive ramp at Charles Street. 到查尔斯街时上湖滨大道支路。
off-/on-ramp They missed the off-ramp to Manhattan. 他们错过了去曼哈顿的出口匝道。
ramp2 verb 1 ramp something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v a) to try to persuade people that a company’s shares are worth more than they really are 哄抬〔股价〕 To ramp up a share price during a takeover bid is unacceptable. 在要约收购期间抬高股价是不可接受的。
b) if a company ramps up an activity, it increases it 提高,使增加 Producers can quickly ramp up production. 厂商可以迅速增加产量。
—ramp-up noun [countableC usually singular]
From Longman Business Dictionary
Origin ramp1 (1700-1800) French rampe, from
ramper;
→ RAMPANT