a slope that joins two parts of a road, path, building, etc. when one is higher than the other 斜坡；坡道 - (North American English) (British English slip road)
a road used for driving onto or off a major road such as a motorway or interstate （進出高速公路等的）支路，引路，匝道 a freeway exit ramp 高速公路的出口坡道
a slope or set of steps that can be moved, used for loading a vehicle or getting on or off a plane （裝車或上下飛機的）活動梯，活動坡道 a loading ramp 裝貨用的活動坡道
Extra ExamplesI drove up the ramp onto the ferry. 我沿着坡道駛上渡船。 She led the horse carefully down the ramp. 她小心翼翼地牽着馬走下坡道。 We manoeuvred the sofa onto the loading ramp. 我們把沙發挪到裝載坡道上。
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the long stage that models walk on during a fashion show （時裝模特走秀的）T 型台
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb in the sense ‘rear up’, also used as a heraldic term): from Old French ramper ‘creep, crawl’, of unknown origin. The current senses date from the late 18th cent.