slope1/slop; sləʊp/n [C] a piece of ground or a surface that is higher at one end than at the other 斜坡﹐斜面: The house was built on a slope. 这幢房子建在斜坡上。a steep slope 陡坡a gentle (=not steep) slope 缓坡a ski slope 滑雪斜坡
slope2v [I] if something slopes, it is higher at one end than at the other 倾斜﹐成斜坡: +up/down/away etc The front yard slopes down to the street. 前院向街道倾斜。a sloping ceiling 斜屋顶