slope
slope — 形容詞
- slopepositive
- slopercomparative
- slopestsuperlative
1. describes a surface, line, or piece of ground that is not level or vertical but
傾斜的
不是水平的；有坡度的
describes a surface, line, or piece of ground that is not level or vertical but runs at an angle, so that one part or end is higher than the other.
The garden has a gently sloping lawn where the children like to roll down.
花園裡有一片微微傾斜的草坪，孩子們喜歡在上面滾著玩。
sloping + noun describing a landscape feature
Alessia parked her car on the sloping driveway and pulled the handbrake tight.
Alessia 把車停在傾斜的車道上，並拉緊了手煞車。
The wooden floor in Ilan's kitchen was slightly sloping, so cups slid toward the wall.
Ilan 家廚房的木地板略微傾斜，杯子總是滑向牆邊。
Jude hung a picture on the sloping ceiling of the attic bedroom.
Jude 在閣樓臥室的傾斜天花板上掛了一幅畫。
文法句型
slope + noun
be + sloping
用法筆記
Often used before a noun describing a feature of a building or landscape. As a predicative adjective it follows verbs like 'be', 'become', or 'seem'.
常見錯誤
slope — 名詞
- slopesingular
- slopesplural
1. a piece of ground or a surface that goes up or down at an angle, rather than bei
斜坡
傾斜的地面或表面
a piece of ground or a surface that goes up or down at an angle, rather than being flat or level.
Niran pushed his bicycle up the steep slope of the hill.
Niran 推著腳踏車上了那座小山的陡峭斜坡。
steep slope — common adjective + noun pattern
A gentle slope leads from the garden gate down to the riverbank.
一道平緩的斜坡從花園大門一直延伸到河岸邊。
Mark and Caio built a wooden ramp to create a slope for their skateboards.
Mark 和 Caio 用木板搭了一個斜坡，好讓他們玩滑板。
The children ran down the grassy slope behind their school at lunchtime.
孩子們中午休息時跑過學校後面那片長滿草的斜坡。
Kwame carefully walked his bicycle down the icy slope in front of the house.
Kwame 小心翼翼地推著腳踏車走下屋子前面結了冰的斜坡。
- flat
a level surface with no angle
- level ground
ground that does not rise or fall
文法句型
adjective + slope
slope + of + noun
用法筆記
Commonly modified by adjectives that describe steepness (gentle, gradual, steep, sharp) or surface material (grassy, rocky, icy, gravel).
常見錯誤
2. the outer slant of a raised landform such as a mountain, used for walking, skiin
山坡
山丘或山脈的傾斜側面
the outer slant of a raised landform such as a mountain, used for walking, skiing, farming, or other outdoor activities.
Rania spent the afternoon skiing down the eastern slope of the mountain.
Rania 花了一下午在山的東坡滑雪。
direction + slope + of + mountain — typical for describing location on a hillside
Sheep grazed on the sunny slopes of the valley below the village.
羊群在村庄下方山谷朝陽的山坡上吃草。
Liang and his father planted vines on the south-facing slope of the hill.
Liang 和他父親在那座朝南的山坡上種了葡萄藤。
Shanti took out her phone to photograph the wildflowers covering the rocky slope.
Shanti 拿出手機拍攝布滿野花的那片岩石山坡。
The ski slopes near the resort were crowded during the winter holidays.
度假村附近的滑雪坡道在寒假時擠滿了人。
- hillside
interchangeable for the side of a hill or small mountain
- mountainside
specifically the side of a large mountain
- incline
more general; often used for any upward slanting surface
文法句型
the + direction + slope + of + mountain/hill
slope + for + activity
用法筆記
When referring to prepared runs for skiing, the word often appears in the compound 'ski slope' or simply 'slopes'. Directional modifiers (eastern, northern, south-facing) are typical.
常見錯誤
3. a measurement of how steep a surface, line, or piece of ground is, usually expre
坡度
傾斜的程度或角度
a measurement of how steep a surface, line, or piece of ground is, usually expressed in degrees, as a percentage, or as a ratio.
The roof has a slope of thirty degrees so that rain runs off easily.
屋頂的坡度是三十度，這樣雨水就能順利流走。
a slope of + number + degrees — pattern for measurement
David checked the slope of the ramp to make sure it was safe for wheelchairs.
David 檢查了坡道的坡度，以確保輪椅安全。
A slope of more than forty-five percent makes a hiking trail very difficult to climb.
坡度超過百分之四十五的登山步道會非常難爬。
The engineer calculated the slope of the road to design proper drainage channels.
工程師計算了道路的坡度，以便設計適當的排水渠道。
文法句型
a slope of + number + degrees/percent
the slope + of + noun
用法筆記
Used in technical and practical contexts such as construction, surveying, road design, and geography. In mathematics the slope of a line is usually called 'gradient'.
常見錯誤
slope — 動詞
- slopepresent simple I / you / we / they
- slopes3rd person singular
- sloping-ing form
- slopedpast simple
1. for a surface, path, line, or area of ground to lie at an angle rather than bein
傾斜
呈斜坡狀；有坡度
for a surface, path, line, or area of ground to lie at an angle rather than being flat or vertical, rising or falling gradually.
The driveway slopes gently down toward the garage where Niran parks his car.
車道微微向下傾斜，通往 Niran 停車的車庫。
slope + adverb + prepositional phrase — common pattern for location and direction
From Reema's window the land slopes away toward the river.
從 Reema 的窗戶望出去，地勢向河的方向傾斜而去。
The path slopes steeply upward for about half a kilometer before reaching the viewpoint.
那條小徑陡峭地向上傾斜約半公里，才到達觀景點。
The garden slopes toward the south, so the plants receive direct sunlight all afternoon.
花園向南傾斜，所以植物整個下午都曬得到陽光。
文法句型
slope + adverb (upward/downward/gently)
slope + preposition + noun (toward/away from/down/to)
用法筆記
Almost always used intransitively with the surface or ground as the subject. The direction and steepness are shown by adverbs (gently, steeply, sharply) and prepositional phrases (toward, away from, down to).