slope 1 W3 / sləʊp $ sloʊp / 名词

1 [可数名词] a piece of ground or a surface that slopes :

a steep slope

a gentle (= not steep ) slope

She looked back up the grassy slope.

2 an area of steep ground covered with snow that people ski down :

We got to Tahoe on Friday, and hit the slopes (= skied on them ) the next day.

3 [单数形式] the angle at which something slopes in relation to a flat surface :

a slope of 30 degrees

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a steep slope I struggled to keep from slipping on the steep slope.

a gentle slope (= not steep ) We went down a long gentle slope.

a long slope The street led up a long slope.

a grassy slope The children had fun rolling down a grassy slope.

a wooded slope The valley has wooded slopes.

a rocky slope The farmhouse is situated on a rocky slope.

a downward/downhill slope She strode down the long downhill slope which led towards her home.

an uphill slope It is harder to land on an uphill slope.

the lower/upper slopes of something It was misty and only the lower slopes of Vesuvius could be seen.

the eastern/northern etc slopes of something Vines are grown on the eastern slopes of Mont Bernon.