slope
/sləʊp/
语言专家认为,单词slope来自中世纪英语单词aslope,这是一个副词,意思是角度。slope有名词,你可以用它来形容那些有角度的东西,比如陡峭的山坡或停车场的斜坡。它还有一个动词形式,描述某物方向发生了偏移,比如某人的签名向左倾斜slope to the left。
If you find yourself on a slippery slope, watch out: you could be sliding down a hill.
如果你发现自己在一个滑坡上,小心:你可能会从从坡上滑下来。
The football pitch sloped at the south end, so one half of the game had to be played uphill.
我们学校的足球场南端呈斜坡状,所以比赛总是有一半不得不踢上坡球。