sloping

IPA/ˈsləʊ.pɪŋ/
KK[slˈopɪŋ]IPA/ˈsloʊ.pɪŋ/

sloping — adjective

  • slopingpositive
  • more slopingcomparative
  • most slopingsuperlative

1. rising or falling at an angle instead of staying flat or level.

1.形容詞B1
釋義

rising or falling at an angle instead of staying flat or level.

例句

Kabir walked carefully on the sloping road after the morning rain.

sloping + road surface

Amira planted lavender along the sloping bank behind her apartment building.

sloping + bank beside a building

同義詞
  • slanted

    often suggests a more clearly diagonal line or edge

  • inclined

    more formal and common in technical descriptions

  • tilted

    often describes something moved out of level, sometimes temporarily

反義詞
  • flat
  • level

    emphasizes an even surface with no rise or fall

文法句型

sloping + noun

be sloping

用法筆記

Usually describes roads, roofs, hillsides, banks, and other surfaces. It often comes before a noun, but it can also follow linking verbs such as 'be' and 'become'.

常見錯誤

❌The road is slope after the bridge.
✅The road is sloping after the bridge.
💡use sloping as the adjective; slope alone is usually a noun or verb.