English Dictionary

slope

IPA（発音記号）

/sloʊp/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 口語 前置詞支配 通常

(intransitive) To tend steadily upward or downward. / (transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.

日本語の意味

（自動詞）一定の上昇または下降の傾向にある / （他動詞）斜面を形成する、斜めに向ける、傾斜させる

Let the trail slope gently toward the river so hikers can maintain an even pace.

小道が川の方へゆるやかに傾くようにして、ハイカーが一定のペースを保てるようにしてください。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To tend steadily upward or downward.

The road slopes sharply down at that point.

意味（2）

(transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.

to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment

意味（3）

(colloquial, usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.

I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.

意味（4）

(military) To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.

The order was given to slope arms.

slopes （ present singular third-person ）

sloping （ participle present ）

sloped （ participle past ）

sloped （ past ）