slope

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Địa hình dốc, sườn đồi

BrE /sləʊp/ AmE /sloʊp/

noun / verb en → vi

1 GROUND [noun] A2

Địa hình dốc, sườn đồi

a piece of ground that is higher at one end than the other, so it forms a hill or mountain

  • the slope of something

Collocations slope of a hill · steep slope

  • The path winds up the steep slope.

    Con đường uốn lượn lên sườn đồi dốc.

2 ANGLE [noun] B1

Góc nghiêng, độ dốc

the angle at which something is placed or the way it leans, especially when this is not straight up and down

  • a slope of something

Collocations slope of a roof · gentle slope

  • The roof has a slight slope.

    Mái nhà có độ dốc nhẹ.

3 MOVE [intransitive] B1

Di chuyển lên dốc / xuống dốc

to move in a particular direction, especially when you are going up or down a hill or mountain

  • slope upwards/downwards

Collocations slope up the hill · slope down to the river

  • The path slopes gently downwards.

    Con đường uốn lượn xuống dốc nhẹ nhàng.

4 CHANGE [intransitive] B2

Thay đổi từ từ

to change gradually, especially in a way that is not noticeable at first

  • slope towards something

Collocations the economy slopes towards recovery · opinions slope towards a particular view

  • Opinion is slowly sloping towards the idea of change.

    Ý kiến đang từ từ chuyển hướng về ý tưởng thay đổi.

5 DRAW [transitive] B2

Vẽ đường cong

to draw a line or shape that is not straight, but goes up and down or from side to side in a smooth curve

  • slope something

Collocations slope a line · slope a graph

  • The graph slopes upwards.

    Biểu đồ vẽ đường cong lên dốc.

6 DESIGN [transitive] C1

Thiết kế đường cong

to design or make something so that it is not straight but goes up and down or from side to side in a smooth curve

  • slope something

Collocations slope the roof of a building · slope the sides of a container

  • The architect sloped the roof to allow rainwater to run off easily.

    Kiến trúc sư đã thiết kế mái nhà dốc để nước mưa dễ dàng chảy xuống.

7 BUILD [transitive] C1

Xây dựng đường cong

to build or construct something so that it is not straight but goes up and down or from side to side in a smooth curve

  • slope something

Collocations slope the sides of a hill · slope the walls of a building

  • The builders sloped the sides of the hill to create terraces.

    Những người thợ xây dựng đã tạo ra các bậc thang bằng cách làm dốc hai bên sườn đồi.

8 DESCRIBE [transitive] C1

Mô tả như có độ dốc

to describe something as having a slope or being sloped

  • slope something

Collocations slope the terrain · slope a surface

  • The report slopes the terrain as being suitable for agriculture.

    Báo cáo mô tả địa hình như phù hợp cho nông nghiệp.