4VERB 歪向一边;倾斜 If something slopes, it leans to the right or to the left rather than being upright. 歪向一边;倾斜
The writing sloped backwards. [VERB adv./prep.]
笔迹朝右倾斜。
He wonders why the digits on his calculator slope to the right. [VERB adv./prep.]
他不明白为什么他的计算器上面的数字向右倾斜。
5N-COUNT [usually singular]斜度;坡度 The slope of something is the angle at which it slopes. 斜度;坡度
The slope increases as you go up the curve.
上了弯道以后,路越来越陡。
...a slope of ten degrees. [+ of]
一段坡度为 10° 的斜坡
6VERB 潜入/潜出 If someone slopes into or out of a place, they enter or leave it quickly and quietly, especially because they are trying to avoid or escape something. 潜入/潜出 [informal]
She sloped off quietly on Saturday afternoon. [VERB adv./prep.]
星期六下午,她脚底抹油,溜之大吉。
They sloped into their hotel at 6am. [VERB adv./prep.]