slope1 /sləʊp $ sloʊp/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [countableC]DNHORIZONTAL a piece of ground or a surface that slopes 斜坡,斜面 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 [singular]HORIZONTAL the angle at which something slopes in relation to a flat surface 斜度,坡度 a slope of 30 degrees 30˚ 的坡度
n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa steep slopeI struggled to keep from slipping on the steep slope.
a gentle slope (=not steep)We went down a long gentle slope.
a long slopeThe street led up a long slope.
a grassy slopeThe children had fun rolling down a grassy slope.
a wooded slopeThe valley has wooded slopes.
a rocky slopeThe farmhouse is situated on a rocky slope.
a downward/downhill slopeShe strode down the long downhill slope which led towards her home.
an uphill slopeIt is harder to land on an uphill slope.
the lower/upper slopes of somethingIt was misty and only the lower slopes of Vesuvius could be seen.
the eastern/northern etc slopes of somethingVines are grown on the eastern slopes of Mont Bernon.
hit the slopes• The next day we hit the slopes.