- [countable]
a surface or piece of land that slopes (= is higher at one end than the other) 斜坡；坡地 - on a slope
The town is built on a slope. 这座城建在斜坡上。 Down the slope and beyond the road lay the Pacific Ocean. 沿着斜坡，越过公路，就是太平洋。 He made his way up the slope from the station to the bus stop. 他从车站爬上斜坡，来到公共汽车站。 a grassy slope 长满草的斜坡
Extra ExamplesWe clambered up the steep, rocky slope. 我们沿着陡峭多石的山坡向上爬。 a slope leading down to the river 通往下面河边的斜坡 a west-facing slope overlooking the river 俯瞰河流的西向斜坡
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- precipitous
- steep
- gentle
- …
- ascend
- clamber up
- climb
- …
- lead to something
- rise
- level off
- …
- down a/the slope
- of a/the slope
- on a/the slope
- …
- the bottom of a slope
- the foot of a slope
- the top of a slope
- …
- on a slope
- [countable, usually plural]
an area of land that is part of a mountain or hill 山坡 
- slope of something
the eastern slopes of the Andes 安第斯山脉东坡 ski slopes 滑雪斜坡 - on a slope
We camped on an open mountain slope. 我们在开阔的山坡上扎营。 He spends all winter on the slopes (= skiing). 整个冬天他都在山坡上滑雪。 There were more skiers further up the slope. 在山坡高一些的地方滑雪者更多。 There was now molten lava several hundred metres down the slope. 现在山坡下几百米处有熔岩。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb2, Geographyb2Rocks and boulders rolled down the slopes of the crater. 岩石和大石块顺着火山口外的斜坡滚落下来。 The lower slopes rise quite gently. 较低处的斜坡坡度和缓。 There was snow on the higher slopes of the mountain. 更高处的山坡上有积雪。 The vineyards on the south-facing slopes get more sunshine. 南坡上的葡萄园日照更充裕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- precipitous
- steep
- gentle
- …
- ascend
- clamber up
- climb
- …
- lead to something
- rise
- level off
- …
- down a/the slope
- of a/the slope
- on a/the slope
- …
- the bottom of a slope
- the foot of a slope
- the top of a slope
- …
- slope of something
- [singular, uncountable]
the amount by which something slopes 斜度；坡度 a steep slope 陡坡 a gentle slope 缓坡。 - slope of something
a slope of 45 degrees 45 度的坡度 Because of the slope of the roof, the snow cannot accumulate. 由于屋顶倾斜，雪无法堆积。 the angle of slope 倾角
Extra ExamplesThe football pitch has a slope of about one metre. 足球场有一个大约一米落差的坡。 The unemployment-income curve on the graph has a negative slope. 图上失业 - 收入线斜率为负。 Most of the city’s land has a slope of 30 degrees or more. 这个城市的大部分土地都有30度或更高的坡度。 The land rises in a gentle slope from the sea to the foot of the mountains. 从海边到山脚之间有个缓坡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- precipitous
- steep
- gentle
- …
- ascend
- clamber up
- climb
- …
- lead to something
- rise
- level off
- …
- down a/the slope
- of a/the slope
- on a/the slope
- …
- the bottom of a slope
- the foot of a slope
- the top of a slope
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): from the obsolete adverb slope, a shortening of aslope. The use of the verb in sense 3 may be related to lope.
Idioms
the/a slippery slope
a course of action that is difficult to stop once it has begun, and can lead to serious problems or disaster 使人滑向深渊的斜坡；危险的境地 She realized he was on the slippery slope towards a life of crime. 她意识到他正滑向犯罪的深渊。